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against its expansion. (The space has already been used for prayer for nearly a year, and the enlargement would add a book store, gym and pool to the property.)The hundreds opposed to the Islamic Center came waving American flags, with banners that read “No Mosque, No Way,” “Never Forget 9/11″ and “Sharia,” written in blood-red lettering. As they marched, the demonstrators also had musical accompaniment – Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 rock classic, Born in the U.S.A.The Boss has yet to publicly react, but the rocker has felt it necessary in the past to come out against the use of his song. When Ronald Reagan ran for reelection in 1984, the Gipper hoped to buttress his muscular agenda through the use of the newly released hit. Springsteen, who went on to endorse both John Kerry and Barack Obama in 2004 and 2008,http://www.supratksocietyvip.com/, told Kurt Loder of Rolling Stone on December 6, 1984, the following: “But I think there’s a large group of people in this country whose dreams don’t mean that much to [Ronald Reagan], that just get indiscriminately swept aside. I guess my view of America is of a real bighearted country, real compassionate.”Indeed, the browbeating going on near the proposed Islamic Center may not jibe with the lyrics of the Springsteen hit. A Vietnam veteran featured in the song says the following: “The first kick I took was when I hit the ground/You end up like a dog that’s been beat too much/’Til you spend half your life just covering up.” And then the veteran goes on to note, “I had a brother at Khe SahnFighting off the Viet Cong/They’re still there,[url=http://www.supratksocietyvip.com/]supra tk society[/url], he’s all gone.”With Born,[url=http://www.supratksocietyvip.com/]supra skytop[/url], Springsteen showed he was willing to question a cause presented as a patriotic defense of the United States. So what say you now, Bruce?Embracing the Simple Life, Starting With Your ClothesIn the future, as depicted in the likes of “The Jetsons” and Woody Allen’s “Sleeper,” each person wears one outfit over and over again. Basically, predictors are saying that one day, fashion will be gone, and we’ll all wear uniforms. (Jerry Seinfeld had a joke along these lines, in which he can’t wait for the day when he doesn’t have to waste time figuring out what to wear). Extrapolating from Rob Walker’s “Consumed” column from the Sunday Times magazine, which covers a mini-trend of recent experiments in which artists wear the same outfit for months, perhaps a “uniform” future is arriving—and perhaps more importantly, we can all start saving money by buying less clothing. One experiment, or “performance project,” mentioned in Walker’s story was in fact described by the artist as “one, small personal attempt to confront consumerism.” Few people can honestly say they don’t have enough clothing. Yet how many times have you heard a friend or spouse (or that voice in your head) whine about not knowing what to wear, or having nothing to wear, while staring into a closet stuffed to the gills? With fewer choices, and with less consumerism, you might be free of clothing-inferiority anxiety, and with a bonus of a fatter bank account to boot. Many people have told me that the recession has thrown them for a loop and made them better appreciate what’s truly important. What people are realizing is not important is “stuff,” including clothing—particularly items the shopper picks up on a whim and wears once, if that. As a USA Today story notes, the simpler life may in fact be the happier life. The survey stats rounded up in the story are fascinating: nearly half (47 percent) of people say they already have what they need, up from 34 percent in November 2006—a time when most people presumably had more. About one-third of people say they are spending less and intend to do so in the future, well after the recession ends. A pastor in Minnesota challenged his congregation to a “100 Thing Challenge,” in which each person would
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