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Independent from what,
I have to ask?
From baseball, hotdogs, fireworks?
From credit card fees,
payday loans,
"underwater" mortgages,
bankruptcy proceedings,
banks and other "moneychangers",
"middle men" of any persuasion,
taxes used to fund foreign wars,
insurance requirements,
"all-you-can-eat" buffets,
pharmaceuticals,
cosmetic surgery,
planned obsolescence,
warranties,
call centers,
bills,
junk mail,
spam,
"viral" email,
swine flu virus,
memberships,
subscriptions,
lawn mowing,
dog-walking,
social networking,
the "grid",
grocery stores,
pop culture,
Blue Tooth,
Blue Ray,
I-Phones,
Windows,
Hollywood,
Nascar,
advertising,
propaganda,
foreign oil,
domestic oil,
politicians,
demagogues,
television,
competition,
tradition,
legislation,
religion,
peer pressure,
herd behavior,
"conventional wisdom",
the "status quo",
toxic air,
toxic water,
toxic bodies,
toxic minds,
racism,
bigotry,
misogyny,
ignorance,
gluttony,
narcissism,
disease,
poverty,
homelessness,
despair,
cruelty,
avarice,
greed?
From the consequences of
our actions,
our lifestyle,
our habits,
addictions,
perversions,
illusions,
denials?
From the never-ending cycle
of work, produce, consume?
In pursuit of the illusory
"American Dream"?
From Reality?
