It occurs that a lot of my political/social observations occur as random FaceBook comments lately.
And FB being FB, I'm not sure anybody even reads them.
Not that I think anybody is really reading the blog, but there's more of a potential here than there.....
So, there's gonna be FBEs here from time to time. Starting with this one.
I think it's worth tossing this pebble into the pond.
Ya know, if we all want things to change in this country all it would take is a minor public sacrifice.
Don't shop this Christmas.
Give handmade gifts, give someone your time or your assistance instead of some cheap coffee mug. Be gauche give cash.
Stay home this weekend. Save gas, spend time improving your surroundings in some fashion. Catch up on whatever it is you need to catch up. Take a nap, read a book, give yourself a facial and a manicure, take a long, hot, soak in the tub, instead.
If you must shop, shop local, shop direct. Go to craft fairs and buy direct from the artist. Shop second hand and antique. Shop small and unique.
And consider this.
If everybody spent a relaxing weekend at home this Thanksgiving...
The sales the following couple of weeks would be even better!
Cuz the
retailers would freak out over the massive surplus bursting out of their
storerooms and try to move it as fast as they could.
Taking money out of Christmas or, at least distributing it lower down the ladder, Would be a severe blow to the corporate capitalist model. Many of the large retailers gamble on making the bulk of their income at Christmas....
But we all know that the American population, like sheep at a slaughter house, are gonna line up for the fleecing...
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