How the press acts as Court Prophets, not \u201cwatchdogs\u201d, to the cult of Caesar (and Mammon, by the way)<\/a>.<\/p>\nAnd not just the press, of course. Our Manufacturers of Culture love to play at bravely facing the applause as they \u201ccourageously\u201d imagine that, for instance, the Inquisition is just about to burn Katy Perry at the stake while falling down in adoration before the cult of Ganymede. The idea that there was an ounce of \u201ccourage\u201d on display at the Grammy\u2019s in that roomful of fawning mutual adoration is hilarious.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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