Buy Nothing Day
It's that time of year again, the holiday season is upon us, (Okay, it may not exactly be that most joyous time of the year when the holiday season is upon us because this blog seems to be Orwellian like in its posts that wants to confuse me sometimes in my attempt to maintain more than one blog...), according
to the calendar and advertisements, and it's the most joyous festival
time of the year, or is it. And Thanksgiving Day in America is later
this week, that nationalistic day to be thankful for something. And
remember the Indians, their beads and trinkets, that twenty four
dollars and the land of Manna-hatin, and eat more tofurky. No one is
free when others are oppressed. And isn't the day after Thanksgiving
day Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, or is that the
day after Christmas. Well this year the day after Thanksgiving, Friday,
November 23rd, is also Buy Nothing Day and isn't this day celebrated
around the world. I am not exactly sure what the story behind this
concept is, but I think it has something to do with buying nothing. And
Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping
will be out there in the streets with shopping events all over New York
City all day long. And I imagine there will be a ton of other events in
observation of this day. Adbusters will be hitting the streets for a 24 hour consumer fast and there will be a Buy Nothing Day Freegan Feast
on this day also. Maybe one can help save the environment and planet
earth on this day by consuming less. Peace on earth and goodwill to all
mankind.




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