What gives the book an added subtext is knowing that Mamet participates in the same system he so reviles.

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At the same time, he reviles "the new bad taste, " which he defines as entertainment that tries too hard to shock and lacks inventiveness and wit.

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But one could argue that what keeps America the world's only superpower today -- especially economically -- is precisely the same vulgar culture that Lieberman reviles.

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