is "buy nothing day".
i would encourage you not to obey the statists, and on november 28th i suggest you buy lots of shit.
Enjoy Capitalism
thanks.
November 28th
November 28th
<p align="center">[glow=black]Beggars stare at the brand new sneakers on the[/glow]
[glow=white]Anarchists[/glow] [glow=black]and_[/glow][glow=white]celebrity speakers[/glow]
[glow=black]These are improbable days my friends[/glow]</p>
[glow=white]Anarchists[/glow] [glow=black]and_[/glow][glow=white]celebrity speakers[/glow]
[glow=black]These are improbable days my friends[/glow]</p>
'buy nothing day' would never work anyhow, because you still need stuff, like drinks and food and everyone who does take part of that day would just buy it in advance, so in the end it doesn't make any difference. I surely won't be taking part, because I'm going to Germany for the weekend that day and I'm not going to make that on one full tank of gas, damn those tiny japanese cars.
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I honestly think that whether you buy shit or not, it is going to have very little impact. The fact that they are organizing this nationally is enough to make a point. It doesn't really matter if its sucuessful or not. Personally, I think its a little stupid but there no one is going to start a "Shop on Nov. 28th day".
It would be funny, but just as pointless.
It would be funny, but just as pointless.
-Sarah
Goodbye you liar,
Well you sipped from the cup but you don't own up to anything
Then you think you will inspire
Take apart your head
(and I wish I could inspire)
Take apart your demons, then you add it to the list.
Goodbye you liar,
Well you sipped from the cup but you don't own up to anything
Then you think you will inspire
Take apart your head
(and I wish I could inspire)
Take apart your demons, then you add it to the list.
The point isnt to stop commerce on that day or anything, it's to make you think. Do you really need to buy things everyday? Why do we feel the need to buy so many things that we really dont need? Its about consumer awareness and refusing to be sucked in by advertising. Am I the only one that thinks it's kind of sad that we cant handle ONE DAY without shopping?
I am taking part in this, and I encourage you to do the same, but whatever, it's your choice.
www.adbusters.org
I am taking part in this, and I encourage you to do the same, but whatever, it's your choice.
www.adbusters.org
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See, if you live in the Detroit area, I encourage you to go to Best Buy and buy lots of shit, but from me, so I make money and guarantees my spot as a full time employee.
I faced death. I went in with my arms swinging. But I heard my own breath and had to face that I'm still living. I'm still flesh. I hold on to awful feelings. I'm not dead... My chest still draws breath. I hold it. I'm buoyant. There's no end.
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sandsleeper wrote:i don't know why, but coming from someone with avril lavigne in his signature, this thread less than convinces me.
i'm going shopping. i like sales.
actually Doug encourages you to buy
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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The link doug posted says:
Thanks, buddy. So now people are just 'misinformed' if they choose to question the policies of Starbucks? So our concerns are simply dismissed because, QUITE obviously, we are simply just students, and therefore dont matter? If we disagree with GMF because of possible risks, we just must be hippies? I see...
From February 23 through March 2, the Organic Consumer's Association will be holding demonstrations outside Starbucks locations in over 300 cities to protest the company's use of genetically-improved foods and its supposedly unfair trade policies. This is basically just an attack on capitalism and business by a bunch of misinformed students and activists who believe that the world's problems stem from free trade and scientific progress.
Thanks, buddy. So now people are just 'misinformed' if they choose to question the policies of Starbucks? So our concerns are simply dismissed because, QUITE obviously, we are simply just students, and therefore dont matter? If we disagree with GMF because of possible risks, we just must be hippies? I see...
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As you all know, this is coming up tommorow. I encourage you all to see if you actually can go the entire day without buying a single thing. Good luck, and thank you for keeping an open mind 
www.adbusters.org
www.adbusters.org
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yep, me too .. i don't see the point of buying nothing .. so shopping it is!
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