[Ruatha]

Originally posted by geoschmo:

D, what I still don't understand is your resentment of Americans for suplying you with what you want to buy. It's not propaganda, it's called advertising. And you and your countrymen are free to turn it off any time you wish.

I don't think it's too hard to understand.
A drug addict can be upset at the dealers selling the drugs yet still buying them...

Originally posted by Aloofi:
I doubt it will change peacefully. Behind consumism are all those mega corporations, and they have a vested interest in consumism. They are not gonna let it go without a fight, they have the money and power to control most of our politicians, so.....

Cooperations are run by people, most of them ordinary people with families and kids.
Many of them feel that we are consuming to much themselfs. There are coperation owners that are decent people..

(Hard to see me writing these things as I used to be a member in the Swedish communist party's youth club, now the "Left Party", whom I still vote on though.)
(And no let's not start a commie bashing thread I know all about the atrocities commited by them and the downfalls of the theory!)

[ May 15, 2003, 13:32: Message edited by: Ruatha ]