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When U.S. soldiers returned home after World War II, they found a country quite different from the one they had left. Wartime production had helped pull America's economy out of the depression, and during the late '40s, young adults saw a remarkable rise in their spending power. Jobs were plentiful, wages were higher, and people were eager to spend. Between 1945 and 1949, Americans bought 20 million refrigerators, 21.4 million cars, and 5.5 million stoves, a trend that continued well into…

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As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome. - Noam Chomsky #power #hatred #apathy #powerful #chomsky #people #passive #apathetic #consumerism #Chomsky Noam Chomsky Quotes, House Chores, Noam Chomsky, Quotes About Everything, Top Quotes, Life Philosophy, Philosophy Quotes, Literary Quotes, Yoga Workout

As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome. - Noam Chomsky #power #hatred #apathy #powerful #chomsky #people #passive #apathetic #consumerism #Chomsky

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