It's a curse of our materialistic age.
Reality shows that exalt indolent, loud-mouthed exhibitionists may seem like almost biblical retribution for our materialistic, celebrity-obsessed age.
Wherever we choose to place blame, I hope that we as individuals can learn from Dr. King and reflect on where our materialistic cultural practices arise from, and whether those practices left unchecked might be self-destructive.
We are living in a time of ecological devastation, in which our materialistic culture has had a catastrophic effect on the ecosystem.
In our materialistic, celebrity obsessed, advertising ridden culture, where Mom and Pop shops on Main Street have given way to Targets, Costcos, Wal-Marts, and Spider-Man 1, 2, and 3, the variety of our selection is being threatened, often without our conscious cognizance.
In our materialistic culture, tap water is the generic brand.
Music says there is a desperate need to rethink our materialistic tendencies.
Readers might expect our materialistic outlook to point us to simple measures of economic performance, but they can be misleading.
It's partly to do with our materialistic (i.e. selfish) culture, but also because we're so over-crowded.
Our political apathy, our materialistic obsession with property ownership, our disinclination to pursue alternative lifestyles all explain why communes and squats are in decline.
