6. So I think @AlyssaRosenberg is describing something that's happening, is real, and worth thinking about.
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17. In thinking about Consensus America Vs. Pluralist America worth remembering this stuff cuts across left/right divide.
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18. With closing of mass immigration, period from 1930s to early 1960s saw a strong consolidation of Consensus America.
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@HeerJeet Another angle is Walter Susman's -- in Culture As History, he argues central tension in American culture is producer v. consumerThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Puritan/producer/capitalist culture of colonies/frontier gave way to mass-mkt, industrialized, leisure-oriented consumer culture.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet IIRC, Susman saw the 1920s as the pivotal point. Consumer society has been ascendent (though constantly challenged) since then.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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