anomic

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Intended to viscerally convey an anomic unraveling, it's unsurprisingly schizophrenic, yet shockingly disturbing.

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  • (This purposelessness is often called by other names such as "anomic" or "middle-class vacuity.") —  The Unabomber's Manifesto
  • A failure at Copenhagen will make anomic nihilism look like a positive contribution to social debate. —  EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed
  • This latest venture is an attempt to test the model from kibbutzim in a more anomic urban setting. —  Cross-Currents
  • We have met the enemy and the enemy, in the now familiar caricature, is them - a bunch of anomic, menacing, morally deviant "thugs." —  Cato Unbound
  • Intended to viscerally convey an anomic unraveling, it's unsurprisingly schizophrenic, yet shockingly disturbing. —  Passion of the Weiss
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