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...ghosts and goblins in this Halloween conspiracy to scare Americans out of Social Security? These days, it is a familiar coalition: Wall Street greed plus conservative ideology...
...Create your own army. Jack London is impossible to understand without being familiar with Marxism. "To Build a Fire": What drives the prospector to his death? "Money, Mr. Mayo. It's all money. Greed!" Fahrenheit 451: "Write a three-paragraph essay on why technology is out of control and needs to be reined in by strong, direct government action." The O.J. Trail: "Would this have happened in Massachusetts?" "No, Mr. Mayo!" Excellent, said Mr. Burns...
Diogenes was that kind of guy, and the Cynics were that kind of folk. It is crucial to understand, though, that the Cynics, as crude as they were (Diogenes was found masturbating in the marketplace), were not immoral. The Cynics practiced a rugged morality, despising the easy life, greed, hatred and class division...
...dressed up as a morbid rock opera. It portrays the rise of a supernatural demagogue who seizes power and leads the world to destruction. The album's 16 songs, including Tourniquet (which is getting steady play on MTV), wallow in nightmarish, frequently X-rated scenarios of occultism, suicide, torture, greed and mindless celebrity worship. "I'm so all-American I'd sell you suicide," Manson snarls over the sound of jackhammering drums and the buzz-saw scream of guitars. Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, and his group have all adopted names of celebrity idols and serial killers...
...beef? We could just as easily eat soy protein. What would we risk? Slimmer bodies, clearer arteries, healthier farmland and maybe even a clear conscience. There could be a spiritual benefit to re-examining our greed for meat. Maybe we're the mad ones. LAURA J. WALLACE Baltimore, Maryland...