Comments on: 508 #98: Cargo cults http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2010/01/29/508-98-cargo-cults/ "When things speed up hierarchy disappears and global theater sets in." --Marshall McLuhan Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:46:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adam Villani, UEhttp://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2010/01/29/508-98-cargo-cults/comment-page-1/#comment-632469 Adam Villani, UE Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:58:01 +0000 http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/?p=2489#comment-632469 Man, I'd never heard of McFadden's before... it appears that there are only two west of the Mississippi, one in Vegas and one in Glendale, AZ. I read an article a while back in which they described how a large number of supposedly authentic, independent "Irish pubs" one finds around the country are actually franchisees of some company that just customizes things a little bit in each place. I've been to several of these places (Cincinnati, San Diego, Long Beach, and Scottsdale) and I kind of liked the food, but it does seem a little weird that all the authenticity is faked. There was a TV show a couple months ago called "Meet the Natives" about cargo cultists visiting England and then later visiting America. It was maybe 2 parts fascinating cross-cultural study to 1 part patronizing orientalism. The first group was fulfilling some sort of Prince Phillip cargo cultism (i.e., the Queen's husband), and the second group worshiped (not quite sure if that's the right word) "Tom Navy," a U.S. navy man. Good point about groups or cities having a cargo cult mentality. Man, I’d never heard of McFadden’s before… it appears that there are only two west of the Mississippi, one in Vegas and one in Glendale, AZ. I read an article a while back in which they described how a large number of supposedly authentic, independent “Irish pubs” one finds around the country are actually franchisees of some company that just customizes things a little bit in each place. I’ve been to several of these places (Cincinnati, San Diego, Long Beach, and Scottsdale) and I kind of liked the food, but it does seem a little weird that all the authenticity is faked.

There was a TV show a couple months ago called “Meet the Natives” about cargo cultists visiting England and then later visiting America. It was maybe 2 parts fascinating cross-cultural study to 1 part patronizing orientalism. The first group was fulfilling some sort of Prince Phillip cargo cultism (i.e., the Queen’s husband), and the second group worshiped (not quite sure if that’s the right word) “Tom Navy,” a U.S. navy man.

Good point about groups or cities having a cargo cult mentality.

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