Black Friday to them…
…Buy Nothing Day for us! Yes, kiddies, time to buy nothing — you don’t have to give in to the pressure, the hype, the relentless marketing.
photo by urban75So this November 27 (November 28 in Europe and overseas), we’re calling for a Wildcat General Strike. We’re asking tens of millions of people around the world to bring the capitalist consumption machine to a grinding – if only momentary – halt.
We want you to not only stop buying for 24 hours, but to shut off your lights, televisions and other nonessential appliances. We want you to park your car, turn off your phones and log off of your computer for the day.
We’re calling for a Ramadan-like fast. From sunrise to sunset we’ll abstain en masse, not only from holiday shopping, but from all the temptations of our five-planet lifestyles.
One of the things that irritated me the most during Chimpy’s Reign of Error was the way that he never referred to us as citizens, but only as consumers. You do not have to go into hock to keep WalMart and Best Buy in business.
Certainly no mall for us today – but I need to get some quick oats to make the apple/cranberry crisp.
well i made it through the day without buying a damn thing. no tv. (easy–i don’t own one) my only deviance was a few comments on MPS.
please forgive me.
when black friday comes, gonna dig myself a hole
gonna lay down in it til i satisfy my soul
gonna let the world pass me by
Commenting at MPS is, of course, allowed and encouraged. Can’t keep an incorrigible spitballer down.
Regards,
Tengrain
i wonder how many people bought sarah’s book today