May 2011
38 posts
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’”
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Isaac Asimov
I love when I see a quote like this that so elegantly lays out the crux of why things are screwed up.
(via themadeshop)
Well. I guess it’s a little comforting to know that this isn’t a new problem?
“…the prominence of this bank and the high-profile nature of its confrontation with a powerful Senate committee makes this a political story as well. If the Justice Department fails to give the American people a chance to judge this case — if Goldman skates without so much as a trial — it will confirm once and for all the embarrassing truth: that the law in America is subjective, and crime is defined not by what you did, but by who you are.”
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“The People vs. Goldman Sachs.” Rolling Stone
Great follow-up read after watching Inside Job.
“I had a talk show [2002’s Late Show With Zach]. We had this actor come in and we were like, “Let’s just put one person in the audience and act as if nobody wants to come to our show.” The actor got so p*ssed. The interview had happened and we had the laugh-track of a six-year-old girl. It was the creepiest thing, it was the greatest thing.”
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I know it’s super-trendy to like Zach Galifianakis these days. But goddamn it, he is so great.
