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From the ``Honeymooners'' to ``Bewitched'' to ``War of the Worlds,'' the deluge of unoriginality hasn't brought in the audiences, but it seems to be catching on in the world of politics.
Ironically, that unoriginality is what makes the novel sadly fascinating: The New City embodies the home truths that circulate in the world as portrayed by National Public Radio (Amidon has worked as a commentator on American issues for the BBC), and Amidon probably reflects the beliefs of many thoughtful people today.
In his discussion of the origin of spirituals, Brown warns again that we must consider any cultural product as it stands and not as we would have it for political purposes: "Extremists have set up the controversy as between Africanism, or complete originality, and white camp-meeting derivation, or complete unoriginality.
 
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