theveryweightofthings,
andentirelydespoticinspirit,
frequentlyrailsattheappearance
initsrealmofa
spectacularpolitics,aspectacularjustice,
aspectacularmedicineandall
theothersimilarlysurprisingexamples
of'mediaexcess.'Thusthe
spectaclewouldbemerelythe
excessesofthemedia,whose
nature,unquestionablygoodsinceit
facilitatescommunication,issometimesdriven
toextremes.

Often

enoughsociety'sbosses
declarethemselvesill-servedbytheir
mediaemployees:moreoftenthey
blamethespectatorsforthe
common,almostbestialmannerin
whichtheyindulgeinthe
media'sdelights.Avirtuallyinfinite
numberofsupposeddifferenceswithin
themediathusserveto
screenwhatisinfact
theresultofaspectacular
convergence,pursuedwithremarkabletenacity.
Justasthelogicof
thecommodityreignsovercapitalists'
competingambitions,andthelogic
ofwaralwaysdominatesthe
frequentmodificationsinweaponry,so
theharshlogicofthe