07-31-2017, 01:33 PM
(07-31-2017, 08:25 AM)tg63 Wrote: wow, the very first response turns this into a political thing; to clarify, my question was posted in the Society & Culture thread, not the Theory Related Political Discussions thread ... but thanks for the hijack.
Ha ha, typical, aren't we?
I would say that preoccupation with appearances over substance has been an endemic trait among Americans for at least a century and probably more. Philosopher Alan Watts said in about 1966 that "there's a tremendous obsession with appearances in this country."