"we are spray-painting the Invisible Man in order to make him visible again" - Toxic Sludge is Good for You.
We are oblivious to the way public relations and major corporations function as gatekeepers to our bank accounts and our basic ways of thinking and interpreting the world around us. The Public Relations representatives serve as invisible men leading us to make decisions that aren't our own, or aren't those of our best judgment.
Wake up to the world of reality. We are brainwashed pieces of machinery, operated by major corporations looking for money. We want what we do not need, and need what we do not want. This in turn has made North America unhealthy physically, mentally, and emotionally. We are becoming commercial androids set out to buy anything and everything we do not need for any purpose but to satisfy our needs.
We are programed to think that we need what we want, and not want what we need. As much as we try to deny the impact commercials have on us, with variations of the slogan: BUY! BUY! BUY! in our faces everyday, we eventually give in and spend money on frivolous things that will be of no use to us in one year’s time, sometimes even a week’s time.
We are asleep to our own discretion and free thought. It takes serious self control and self management to not feel the pull advertisements have. Most major companies already have their hands in our pockets, we just help return them full.
November 28th 2009 is a day where we are encouraged to spend no money at all. No shopping, no quick coffees, no gas, no candy, no haircuts. Spend NOTHING. Take a day to think about all the money you spend on inessential items daily. Add up the total for a week, a month, a year. Then think about how many people don’t have the option to buy even the necessities life demands.
Be aware of the commercial world around you.
If the cliche ‘money makes the world go round’ is correct, does that make money god? Is that why we aspire to be and idolize people with fortune?
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