tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post7582635643160140999..comments2024-03-01T07:43:16.529-06:00Comments on Smart City Memphis: New Law On Regional Cooperation First Needs New Attitude By Tennessee OfficialsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-8318240770720264192007-06-25T07:53:00.000-05:002007-06-25T07:53:00.000-05:00What you call "political theater," is assessed in ...What you call "political theater," is assessed in great detail by a Polish philosopher, Peter Sloterdijk (1988) in his book "Critique of Cynical Reason." He refers to this type of action as "PURE CYNICISM." An apt label. Having written a paper once applying the label to contemporary economic development, I was roundly criticized for being cynical. Unfortunately, I believe this form of cynicism has now crept into alll aspects of the governing class. GeorgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com