... media image and satisfaction of ownership rather than the meaningful cultural experience of an earlier time period? As America settles into its nightly routine of television viewing, corporate profiteers are quick to substitute the lure of material luxury and consumer gratification for the fading spirit. Consumers are only now beginning to realize the political power they wield as a collective buying force ... ...

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