The following is a confession to the fellow organisms of this planet.
I belong to the human race- those upright creatures.
Yes, it is true, we are indeed an arrogant, ignorant bunch and for that I'm sorry.
But our goals are not aligned with your species' survival, nor your well-being. This natural world, on which you depend so greatly, is of little value in contrast to our economic growth and industrial expansionism.
Collectively we believe in destruction to satisfy our individual temporary urges. Aesthetics over livelihood.
We have developed the most highly mechanized processes by which to manufacture and distribute your kind like a commodity to the saturated markets. You've never heard of it, but in the bible god ordained all of the animals under the posession of man, and we can do whatever we like with your huddled masses. After all, wouldn't it be nice to be a mcdonalds cheeseburger someday?
Just remember: you are not a creature, you are not composed of the same cells as us humans, you are not of value to this planet. You do not have similar superior cranial capacities to us humans, therefore your life and suffering is marginal.
And when you are being bred and slaughtered unnecessarily to our benefit, remember that it is for the good of humankind.
godammit
-john
Sunday
Friday
O Come All Ye Faithful
Today is Christmas. A holiday constructed on fraudulence.
A superman was born 2009 years ago on this date: December 25th (which is widely disputed).
He argued against the pleasures of the flesh, so we celebrate by consuming the most inane bullshit we can find on the racks at Wal-Mart (mostly made by underpaid and overworked chinese factory workers).
Somewhere along the line, trees with lights (originally derived from ancient pagan rituals) became associated as well.
Throw in some animatronic lawn ornaments, the attendance of some church service, and repetitive songs about jesus and buying colorful things etc. and there you have the greatest neo-protestant celebration in the western world.
Christianity's justification for excessive consumerism- Santa Claus. The lie that some unseen being is constantly watching you and making sure your morals are in check with his, otherwise there will be no extravagent reward later on. Sounds like some other fabricated being we have all heard of...
Thursday
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain
Here it is ladies and gentlemen; the height of corporate greed, or neoconservatism (i.e. the opulent vs the majority), for further reference on this topic seek out the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
All free and available information on the U.S. senate's website:
The infamous oil lobby by which the United States Congress has abided these past few years/decades/century and half. For other notable lobbies search "Israel", "Food", "Insurance", or even "Military" and watch the hundreds of thousands of dollars become millions, some with more than seven digit figures.
Israel-AIPAC (American Israeli Public Affairs Comittee)
Insurance-America's Health Insurance Plans INC
Environmental-U.S. Chamber of Commerce
And so on...
Nothing screams inequality like an explosive monopoly on "democratic" election funds and all governmental activities.
Special thanks to the Lobbying Disclosure Act (1995)
Friday
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
The case against television is not a hard one to make. To quote Niel Postman we are a generation that is "amusing ourselves to death".
This 24-hour, multi-billion dollar industry has cracked the psyche of the consumer and effectively controls the public discourse on a multi faceted level. It standardizes people.
What is television? Noise.
Just static noise without a purpose; spliced between five minute intervals of commercials.
It is business interests maintaining control of the market.
Disney, GE, News Corp, Time Warner, Viacom- these five media conglomerates own exclusively all of television.
Welcome to the great drug of our generation- a television to every home, room, and person.
Ever stop to wonder why you have no idea what is happening in the world right now?
Kill the goddamn thing.
Monday
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