Akula, I agree with most of what you said. But I'm very curious to know why you, or any other person of any age would consider "The Wall Street Journal" to be an object of rebellion? I see it as a source of information that people have the right to read, or not read.
When I was growing up in the 60's, there were many young people who not only didn't like, but were actually militant about "Materialism". The philosophy was that if you cared about having money and other things, you were phoney, superficial and were not concerned about people's feelings, philosophies and other inward things.
In retrospect, I view this movement, as a luxury that only people who did not have to worry about a roof over their head or if they were going to starve to death could participate in.
In reality, other people were doing whatever they could to earn a living so that they could acquire food, clothing and shelter, the basic necessities of life.
So, because of my memories of this particular era, I can try to understand ill feelings about greed, the almighty dollar, etc., in relationship to the use of the "Wall Street Journal" to acquire these things.
But, when all is said and done, the journal is a source of information that people can decide to read or not. The same can be said for books in a library and websites on the Internet. Where does the anger enter the picture?
C Kahn |
