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Chris Hedges: The Skill Of Artifice

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Everybody has certain skills that they are strong on, some they are weak on. For example, I have a skill of entertaining others, and some have the skill of tricking others ,also known as the skill of artifice. In this passage, Chris Hedges, talks about the skill of artifice and two examples of groups that uses the certain skill. Chris hedges criticized those two groups, politicians and the consumer culture for tricking the people. If I had to chose between being artifice or being truthful, I would rather be truthful. So, I will stand with Chris Hedges. The reason on why I stand with Hedges following the quote, “the most essential skill in political theater and a consumer culture is artifice.” The reason why I chose that quote is because it is the skill on what is needed in political theater and the consumer culture, which is artifice. We …show more content…

Why use a skill that trick others? Well, Yes it’s going to gain you more acknowledgement, but you will be one thing. A liar, and manipulator. In today’s world and in the timeline of our history, we have seen many political leaders that use tools such as mass propaganda to create a sense of faux intimacy with citizens. “No longer need to be competent, sincere or honest.” This quote shows that most politicians aren’t honest, competent or sincere. I have seen it on the news, even learned about it in our history. It’s not just politicians and the consumer culture that use the skill of artifice. People use them as well. Those that use that skill don’t have qualities that are honest. In our news we have seen politicians and major companies that lie, I know for a fact they aren’t doing for others, but rather themselves. Those that use the skill of artifice do it for a many different reasons. It can be a personal one or they just want to get more powerful, have more followers, they want to be trusted. To elaborate, they do it for their own

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