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...year-old author reflected that "for the past 30 years, I have been engaged in a fruitless effort to save Rome." Like Rome, Mumford maintained modern society "is drifting from bad to worse," refusing to learn the lessons of the past, forcing "life from its side...
According to Mumford, the spread of science and technology is creating a "universal, but inadequate society," what he terms the "Mega-Machine." Unlike previous systems of oppression, the Mega-Machine is not based upon a principle of punishment, but on the contrary idea of reward...
...Mega-Machine," Mumford explained in his deep, articulate rumble, "offers endless material abundance for all abundance beyond even the dreams of the Ford Foundation...
...awakening of youth, its internal revolt, is a sign of a healthy defiance," Mumford said. "The weird haircuts, the outlandish dress announce their refusal to have anything to do with a slick, mech...
...according to Mumford this rebellion has been expressed in the "language anized, automated world." of the body, a language all creature resort to when they have no words to express themselves...