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The unanimous, reality-concealing rhetoric of American officials after September 11 seemed unworthy of a mature democracy
Drawn from what Susan Sontag said
SubjectAmerica
What Susan Sontag actually said
- Susan Sontag American writer and critic (1933 to 2004)
The unanimity of the sanctimonious, reality-concealing rhetoric spouted by American officials and media commentators in recent days seems, well, unworthy of a mature democracy.
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↗Tuesday, and After (The New Yorker, Talk of the Town, her contribution)newyorker.com
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