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The moral nihilism of celebrity culture is played out on reality television shows, most of which encourage a dark voyeurism into other people's humiliation, pain, weakness, and betrayal.
Chris Hedges
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Chris Hedges
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 18
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War Correspondent
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St. Johnsbury
Vermont
Christopher Lynn Hedges
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