[UA] Re: The new New Deal, now with more Occult

[David M Jacobs]

*2008/5/13 Chris Cooper <insectking at yahoo.com>:
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> *This reminds me of the documentary The Corporation (go see it if you
> haven't).*


I'll second that, and the hours and hours of interviews on the extras disc
are immensely interesting as well.


> *Another interesting feature of the time period of the the New Deal is the
> dissolution of America's Union culture.
> *


Arguably, it could be seen as the endgame of a long-running campaign of a
three-way conflict between big business, government and unionised labour.  A
conflict which included such highlights as the Second International, the
Sherman Antitrust Act, literal battles between Pinkerton and the Industrial
Workers of the World, the Sacco/Vanzetti affair, the New Deal and the
Business Plot.

The whole thing is a little too early and long-running to really be a
definitive origin for PoMo, IMO, but would make a great setting for a global
Modern magick-based campaign.


-- 
David M Jacobs
davidmichaeljacobs at gmail.com

"[N]ever hide a gun in a cat box. Some moron cat would manage to fire it."
-- Tim Powers.
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