Are Hipsters really that afraid of Jonathan Swift?

Trust no one, and believe half of what you see, because nothing is as it appears, and nobody is who they seem to be.

"When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent."
--Issac Asimov

Trust no one, and believe half of what you see, because nothing is as it appears, and nobody is who they seem to be.

A Quinn Martin Production

We live, so we are told, in a post-ideological society. We are addressed by social authority not as subjects who should do their duty, but subjects of pleasures: ‘Realize your true potential,’ ‘Be yourself,’ ‘Lead a satisfying life.’ When you put the glasses on, you see dictatorship in democracy.