emotional Poem poetorial for critical analysis, critical thinking, against positive thinking A sharp-witted knockdown of America’s love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism Americans are a “positive” people—cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat: this is our reputation as well as our self-image. But more than a temperament, being positive, we are told, is the key to success and prosperity. In this utterly original take on the American frame of mind, that Barbara Ehrenreich traces the strange career of our sunny outlook from its origins
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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