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In the Desert of the Real

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In the Desert of the Real

After the Western Deviation

Paul Kingsnorth
May 3, 2022
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In the Desert of the Real

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I used to refuse to shop in supermarkets. I’d written enough about how they leeched the life out of local economies to want to give my money to small shopkeepers instead. I still do. But even when it’s affordable (pesticide-drizzled imports being cheaper than well-grown local alternatives, in a fine example of the glories of global capitalism) shopping …

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