Great post. My only critcism is the use of the Sprinngsteen album . Aesthetically it does represent US values in that record however the song "born in the USA" is about mistreatment of Vietnam vets and the whole album is littered wiht depressing economic times. If I have misunderstood your use of the image , in that you put it up to show an album that documented depressing 80's America then I apologise. The article itself is well written and thought provoking so thank you .
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Yes, you are right, I hesitated about using it, but needed an image. It really wasn't the best choice. The interesting thing is that many (and when I first heard it) assume it's strictly patriotic and don't understand the critical nuances within. I guess it's kind of iconic for the decade, so I used it.
Well its still cool as an image , not only that it represents the dicotomy of the American Dream you can have it all but at the expense of others. Still rad article and well written.
Good point. Thank you very much.