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below is a brief list of some points to consider.you might not agree with all of them but i hope they shed some light on how this well oiled machine called the corporate world really operates and the effect it has on you:
-president obama has spent almost a trillion dollars just
shy of a month into his presidency, a trillion dollars we most certainly dont
have, SO
-hes basically following the same model that got us into this horrific economic
meat grinder: borrowing money that, in essence, doesn't even exist with the
intent of spending it on personal entitlement
-entitlement, why does everyone think they deserve something simply because of
who they are? come back to earth and join the rest of us
-all over the country, public school systems are cutting music, art, and phys.
ed programs due to the financial crunch.yet on the news yesterday, the
"feel-good" story of the night was about an after-hours exercise
program for school bus drivers, funded by their town's school board no
less...???!!!
-i was at sea world a few wknds ago and got to see all the variety of animals
there-polar bears, walruses, penguins, etc.sure, its entertaining and cool to
see them up close like that but face it-animals like that do not belong in that
synthetic environment.
-and people wonder why animals like the polar bear for example are spiraling
toward extinction.well, think about how many zoos/sea life/arctic life places
there are in the U.S. AND the rest of the world.we are pretty much the catalyst
speeding up the extinction process, by taking these creatures out of their
natural habitats and imprisoning them in bottom-feed tourist pits like sea
world.now they aren't able to reproduce naturally, they have to share cramped
living quarters with several different species, and everything about their
lives becomes regulated, monitored, a spectacle.
-speaking of extinction, george carlin (may god rest his brilliant soul) was
right when he said extinction is a natural process that we humans continually
strive to hinder.i love animals more than anybody, but hes pretty spot-on.instead
of spending fortunes on researching and trying to prevent an ultimately futile
cause, why dont we put that money toward improving the places in which these
beautiful animals live?
-during a recent interview on 60 minutes (which is on CBS in case any of you
were concerned about bias...), barack obama looked directly into the camera and
said "i honestly believe that what senator daschle did was simply an
honest mistake".that was verbatim.hmm, i wish we could all covertly secure
200k by frauding the tax system and be patted on the back by the most powerful
man in the free world.
-but think about it, if obama had come down with a steel-fist on guys like
daschle or blagojevich, what does he stand to lose? you think obama got where
he is relying solely on his eloquent speeches and well-marketed campaign? i
think not.those guys and a slew of other bigwig democrats played bigger roles
in obama's winning the presidency than you might believe.so in essence, if
obama did decide to punish these dudes for their crimes (yes, thats right,
things like tax evasion, money laundering, and by the numbers fraud are CRIMES)
think of how much dirt the minor authorities from his own party could expose
and use as blackmail against obama.
-even if some crazy huge scandal involving mr. obama were to come to a head,
its not like the media would blow it out of proportion or anything.hell, theyd
probably never mention a thing about it again after the first few days if a
scandal were to be revealed.we already know flat-out that nearly all the major
corporate media outlets, sans Fox (which, I might add has a bigger audience
than NBC and ABC COMBINED-and no I don’t endorse Fox, nor do I endorse any
media source, I’m simply stating fact) are gun-ho for the democratic party.need
proof?-NBC came out and endorsed barack obama last summer.what the fuck kinda
news source espouses a political candidate? It then no longer constitutes news,
but rather big idealizations of how they want things to be.
-“how they [the mass media] want things to be”.you might
better recognize that phrase as a little thing called advertising.there’s more
to advertising than meets the eye and because advertisements are so multi-faceted,
they are able to lure you to take the bait from several different angles. the
media’s job today is no longer about informing or educating the public, but
rather painting, er, SELLING you pretty pictures of a fairytale world where
everyone sits down together at the dinner table as a happy, smiling nuclear
family in a mid to upscale home in the suburbs of Pleasantville.BUT what they’re
really trying to sell you is, simply, a product when you think you’re investing
in a better, more “socially comfortable” life.
-the sale of the product is where the relationship between
the everyman consumer and the major corporation ends.do you really, REALLY think
these companies care about you? Fuck no, they want that dollar.enter fast food
icons like mcdonalds and wendys.theres an interesting,yet obvious correlation
between fast food chains, the obesity epidemic, and advertising.look at the
menus of nearly every fast food joint, and you’ll notice now more than ever the
emphasis as well as availability of “healthier menu choices”.i was in a mickey
d’s not too long ago and there was literally 1/3 of the entire menu board
dedicated to salads, fruit, grilled chicken, and more.but yet even though all
these restaurants are adding healthier options by the day, the obesity crisis
in our country continues to worsen.why? fast food advertising has always been
the same-finding new, trendy, appealing ways to market the same staple
products.sure, they’ll launch brief advertising blitzes for new products when
they first debut on the menu, but after that its back to the conference room
for the product development team and time for the marketing crew to unveil
their latest exciting commercial for the same old fucking thing.observe
commercials for fast food places one day and you’ll see that mcdonald’s “hot,
new, hip” sandwich is just the big mac.you’ll also see that the person(s)
eating that big mac aren’t these super jumbo 400 pounders, no sir.it’ll be something
like Michael phelps pounding a big mac after a rigorous swim (or maybe after a
few bong hits), or miley cyrus chowing down on one after a sold-out arena
show.a funny thing it is really, using fit, buzzing celebs to sell a big mac
driven healthy mind and body instead of one earmarked by fruits, veggies, and
lean proteins.you wanna know what a typical brainwashed consumer slave looks
like?-a 400 lb dude walking out of mcdonalds shoving French fries in his mouth with
one hand and lighting a cigarette with the other.
-I’m really disgusted with how apathetic people are toward
their eating.i mean its no secret, people today in this country just don’t give
a fuck about what goes into their bodies or what detriment it might have to
their health.the saddest part about the whole thing is knowing that many of
these people not only don’t care but are fucking lazy as well.thats a toxic
combination.then there’s the group of people who deep down want to lose weight,
get fit, and stay healthy, but they constantly conjure up excuses to justify
their poor eating habits.here are some common ones:
“I can’t understand what the food labels say.the front of
the box says high in vitamins and fiber so it HAS to be good for me”
“ill start my new diet tomorrow but today I’m gonna treat
myself one last time”
“I just don’t have the time to prepare and cook healthy
food, it’s just easier this way”
“I just don’t have the money to spend on healthy foods, the
dollar-per-item value menus at the fast food places are all I can afford”
“I didn’t eat any breakfast this morning, so now I can
afford to eat something bad”
I’ve actually heard all those as well as many others.scary,
the more we advance as a nation, the more we do to educate the masses on eating
right and staying in shape, the more we as a population seem to digress.
-yes, we are advancing, especially
technologically.who woulda thought that in 2009 you would be able to download
music, pay bills, watch movies, level off a shelf, and navigate a roadtrip, all
from your freakin’ phone?! It all seems exciting and cutting edge, but it has
now gotten to the point where people are missing out on life because they
become consumed with all these nifty gizmos.theres nothing I cant stand more
than being in a group of people where every single person is locked in to his
or her phone, whether they’re prowling facebook for new rumors to start about
their friends, perusing through god-awful ringtones, or simply feigning that
something is occupying your interest just so you can have your phone out in
hopes of impressing your peers.theres no use trying to spark up conversation
with new people in public anymore because they’re all head-down, glued to their
phones.the worst technological convenience we have is that Bluetooth earpiece
nonsense.actually no, it’s the people who wear the Bluetooth things that make
eye contact with you while you’re speaking and then continue their phone
conversation as if nothing you just said to them ever existed.its not only
rude, its pretentious and in my opinion it’s a good thing you have that Bluetooth
shit to talk too, because im sure it’s the only thing that would wanna listen
to anything you would say anyway.
Theres so much more to this and I haven’t even scratched the
surface.you don’t have to fall victim to mainstream consumer culture that will
turn your mind into a feeding bed for the mass media leeches.don’t forget, the
major mass media outlets like ABC, NBC, CNN, FOX are PRIVATE ENTERPRISES.simply
put, they’re not in the business of informing the nation, they’re in the
business of making money.just THINK about things, take a good look around you,
arm yourself with knowledge and information, SEEK OUT your own truths, and be
an INFORMED CONSUMER.