4/2/10

Keven Carson - The Census

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…But why would we want those people to move forward, anyway?

You’ve almost certainly seen the pro-census agitprop at every commercial break, telling us “We can’t move forward until you send it back.” You’ve probably seen the one, in particular, informing us that “we all” can’t know what “we” need without a census. Typical PSA, of course: lame, patronizingi attempt at “coolness,” including a sanitized hip-hop beat with what sounds like vocals by Up With People! It ranks right up there with the RIAA’s anti-”songlifting” propaganda and “Be cool–stay in school!” for unintentional hilarity, to anyone whose brain hasn’t already been destroyed by public education and TV.

The question is, who’s “we”? Are they carrying a friend in their pocket?


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