A growing awareness of the depth of popular attachment to the family has led some liberals to concede that family is not just a buzzword for reaction. Christopher Lasch attachmentawarenessbuzzword Change image and share on social
It is the logic of consumerism that undermines the values of loyalty and permanence and promotes a different set of values that is destructive of family life. Christopher Lasch consumerismdestructivefamily Change image and share on social
The hope of a new politics does not lie in formulating a left-wing reply to the right-it lies in rejecting conventional political categories. Christopher Lasch categoryconventionalformulate Change image and share on social
When liberals finally grasped the strength of popular feeling about the family, they cried to appropriate the rhetoric and symbolism of family values for their own purposes. Christopher Lasch cryfamilyfelt Change image and share on social
It is advertising and the logic of consumerism that governs the depiction of reality in the mass media. Christopher Lasch advertiseconsumerismdepiction Change image and share on social
Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success. Christopher Lasch appearancesucceedsuccess Change image and share on social
George Orwell's contention was that it is a sure sign of trouble when things can no longer be called by their right names and described in plain, forthright speech. Christopher Lasch callcontentionforthright Change image and share on social
Today Americans are overcome not by the sense of endless possibility but by the banality of the social order they have erected against it. Christopher Lasch americanbanalityendless Change image and share on social
Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button. Christopher Lasch buttonconservatismcontemporary Change image and share on social
The same historical development that turned the citizen into a client transformed the worker from a producer into a consumer. Christopher Lasch citizenclientconsumer Change image and share on social