When capitalism was young, rebellious and innocent We’ve all grown up hearing this phrase in our childhood fables. I only recently connected these occupations to the origins of capitalism. Before there was capitalism, there was feudalism. That was when all the power was vested in the church, the nobility (kings, lords, etc.) and the landed gentryContinue reading “Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: Back when Capitalism was young & good & virtuous “
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It all started with TV
What started? The beginning of the end of critical thought and imagination. It all started innocently in the early 1960’s. Cartoons on Saturday mornings were a treat. In the mid-1960’s the next treat for me was to watch cop shows in the evenings (if homework was done). Favorites were Adam-12, Dragnet, Mannix, Hawaii 50, justContinue reading “It all started with TV”
Dunn Writes Well 