tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post498105911032648924..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: The idolatry of consumerismbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-22655980873797220432010-12-03T15:16:26.618+00:002010-12-03T15:16:26.618+00:00Anonymous - Have you tried them all? How can you b...Anonymous - Have you tried them all? How can you be so sure that your claim (which I admit has more than a few thousand grains of truth in it) is universal?<br /><br />Joel - Indeed. Haven't seen that one, but it does sound somewhat similar, though the focus is slightly different. The SP episode is about celebrity culture and the Onion piece about consumerism, but since we "consume"byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-21778037293119010152010-12-03T04:11:47.433+00:002010-12-03T04:11:47.433+00:00This is of course the case with Christianity which...This is of course the case with Christianity which is now essentially a consumerist religion which now has over thirty thousand denominations, sects and sub-sects. <br /><br />All of which are completely self-serving, with NO exceptions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-90920822220949313332010-12-03T02:17:33.035+00:002010-12-03T02:17:33.035+00:00Reminds me of the end of this south park episode:
...Reminds me of the end of this south park episode:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britney%27s_New_LookJoelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533401296012066437noreply@blogger.com