MagicM
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« on: November 21, 2015, 07:07:26 pm » |
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Commenter posted on UK Telegraph website:
I-phone man takes his identity from global fashion cities (Manhattan, Paris, London, Berlin) and partakes of their glamour via Google, Facebook, Starbucks etc. Only Neanderthals belong to countries, morality does not rise above hip. The New York Times bemoan the incident in Paris as a distraction from the real problems of the world, Climate Change, transgender bathrooms, etc,the latest weapons in the global culture war: the continuing injustice of Colonialism against the oppressed. Iphone man is the antithesis of Colonial-man.
Iphone man sees terror as a legitimate weapon against Colonialism, even as he films it on his iphone. The solution, he is convinced, lies in the destruction of the old forms of power and authority, be it, Christianity, nation states, capitalism, prudery, and most of all dogma. Iphone man sees the world order as emerging much like open source software, evolving app upon app. The Google guys are his statesmen, politicians are relics. Mourning the dead? Another I AM Paris APP, yawn–Iphone man sees himself invincible, because he doesn’t have to be tied down to a country. Bomb him on Paris today, and he’ll show up in his Manhattan Starbucks tomorrow.
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“Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.” Alexander Pope
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Milo
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« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2015, 05:11:53 pm » |
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Nicely written, and accurate commentary. Luckily, there are young men and women out there who are choosing not to embrace this path of socialization. I wish them the all the best and hope that they will be able to thrive in a world full of iPhone Men.
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MagicM
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« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2015, 07:56:22 pm » |
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Nicely written, and accurate commentary. Luckily, there are young men and women out there who are choosing not to embrace this path of socialization. I wish them the all the best and hope that they will be able to thrive in a world full of iPhone Men.
Yes - a young Australian woman who was wounded in the Bataclan theatre massacre said in an interview that so many young people died "because they covered others with their bodies and would not leave their friends".
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“Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.” Alexander Pope
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Milo
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« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2015, 06:13:58 am » |
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Yes - a young Australian woman who was wounded in the Bataclan theatre massacre said in an interview that so many young people died "because they covered others with their bodies and would not leave their friends".
That's the kind of character I'm talking about. My brother was one of the guys helping get the injured to medical care after the Boston Marathon bombing. Some young men joined in, others stood there recording the incident with their iPhones.
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