Noble — Wed, 06/18/2008 - 17:34
This is a dense, quick, half hour talk that unravels the notion of "patriotism." In the process, scholar Michael Parenti demonstrates how militarized the popular references of our culture are.
The audio is originally from TUC Radio in San Francisco. Please listen to the outro for information on how to support them.
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I’m afraid if my demons leave me, my angels will take flight as well.
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