No Choice Without Voice (10 Dec 2004)
The innocent pleasures of shopping this holiday season remind me of our "revolutionary politics of pursuing happiness" (as Breen puts it) that once put us on the path to freedom. I cannot help but wonder if and when our lack of voice and shattered trust will again awaken our revulsion and turn it into revolt. Instead of "no taxation without representation," our cry could be "no choice without voice." It says we're no longer seduced by a superficial array of choices. We once found the strength to confront the power of an empire. Can we do it again? Will we?
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