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September 23, 2007 at 08:55:27

The Trojan Purse

by Vi Ransel     Page 3 of 4 page(s)

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for us to rise up and give them a "just cause"

to slap our ass in concentration camps.

Halliburton's KBR has 800 of them ready.

 So let's do something they'll never expect us to do

rather than act like a bunch of suicidal lemmings.

Once more.

General strikes and violent clashes only allow them

to identify those they "need' to put behind bars.

So our power lies not in confrontation,

but the power is definitely ours.

Consumer spending is 70% of U.S. GDP.

And after 9/11 it was made abundantly clear,

"patriotism", and the economy, are dependent on our shopping

 and preferably 'til we're in debt up to our ears.

All of the misery and the suffering of the many

is designed to let the few live shamefully

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Vi's works appear widely both in print and online. She conducts Poetry Workshops and gives readings in Central New York. Her latest chapbook is "Sine Qua Non Antiques (an Arcanum of History, Geography and Treachery).

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Barbara PetersonBarbara H. Peterson is retired from the California Department of Corrections, where she worked as a Correctional Officer at Folsom Prison. She was one of the first females to work at the facility in this classification. After retirement, she went to college online to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Business, and graduated with honors.

The most valuable thing she received from her time with UOP was a realization that her life's passion is writing. Now her business degree sits in her d...

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The Power of Money

You've hit the nail right on the head, thank you! There is so much we can do to curb our rampant consumerism. Some of these things are:

1. Growing our own food

2. Refusing to purchase throwaway goods such as individually wrapped one-serving items.

3. Reducing gasoline consumption by only using motorized vehicles when necessary, and walking or cycling everywhere else.

4. Reducing heating and cooling usage, or going off the grid altogether with Solar.

5. Making some of our own clothing.

6. Refusing to use credit cards.

These are just a few things that help cut the money flow to the elites. The only real way to affect them is through the purse strings.

by Barbara Peterson (46 articles, 80 quicklinks, 3 diaries, 416 comments) on Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 10:23:38 AM
 

 

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