Xennial Memes
Quote graphic with a gray watercolor city skyline behind a pale box of black text: "I see men assassinated around me every day. I walk through rooms of the dead, streets of the dead, cities of the dead; men without eyes, men without voices; men with manufactured feelings and standard reactions; men with newspaper brains, television souls and high school ideas." Attributed to Charles Bukowski.

Bukowski on Newspaper Brains and Television Souls

A Charles Bukowski quote slams people with newspaper brains, television souls and high school ideas, a sharp fit for the generation raised on TV and news.

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Quote graphic with a gray watercolor city skyline behind a pale box of black text: "I see men assassinated around me every day. I walk through rooms of the dead, streets of the dead, cities of the dead; men without eyes, men without voices; men with manufactured feelings and standard reactions; men with newspaper brains, television souls and high school ideas." Attributed to Charles Bukowski.

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Black serif text on a white background reads: "I knew that I was dying. something in me said, go ahead, die, sleep, become as them, accept. then something else in me said, no, save the tiniest bit. it needn't be much, just a spark. a spark can set a whole forest on fire. just a spark. save it. - Charles Bukowski". At the bottom: "#DONTGIVEUPWORLD". Black serif text on a white background reads: "I knew that I was dying. something in me said, go ahead, die, sleep, become as them, accept. then something else in me said, no, save the tiniest bit. it needn't be much, just a spark. a spark can set a whole forest on fire. just a spark. save it. - Charles Bukowski" Below it: "#DONTGIVEUPWORLD" Dark gray poster with a white border and light gray capital letters reading: "If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind." Smaller text at the bottom right reads: "-Charles Bukowski". Illustration of Plato's Allegory of the Cave. Caption at top: "The problem of US politics, as Plato's Allegory of the Cave". Shackled figures labeled "Voters" watch shadows on the wall as people carry figures past a fire labeled "Media". Below, two text columns about Democrats and Republicans. Screenshot of a website called The Soapbox with a purple header. The headline reads "Liberals Are Losing the Journalism Wars". The subhead reads "As major media outlets erect paywalls, conservative publishers are flooding the country with free, right-wing propaganda paid for by Republicans." A yellow pop-up covers the page with three dots, two filled and one empty, and a close X. It reads "This is the last of your… Two-panel black-and-white doodle of a person holding papers at a desk, like a news anchor. Left panel: "Next up we will discuss the topic with someone whose job is to be a well researched and respected expert in the area". Right panel: "And in the interest of balance we will also talk to an idiot". Signed "@twisteddoodles".

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