Shopping is a mind bender. | 73 comments (73 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

As discouraging as it is that Americans are (4.00 / 3)

sinking into slavery, it is the WILLINGNESS that boggles the mind.

has taken the responsibilty of accepting fingerprints as ID for entrance to their "theme park

No free person would visit or support a place like that.

The Fates are kind.

by Gaianne on Sat Mar 24th, 2007 at 11:46:30 PM EST
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Re: As discouraging as it is that Americans are (4.00 / 3)

Buy one. Get one free.

It's not slavery if it's bought with a credit card, is it?

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Sun Mar 25th, 2007 at 05:59:51 AM EST
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Re: As discouraging as it is that Americans are (4.00 / 3)

Certainly not. And you know that you're rich when your chains are gold.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Sun Mar 25th, 2007 at 06:31:31 AM EST
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Re: As discouraging as it is that Americans are (4.00 / 4)

Willingness is a good word for it and everytime the subject of consumerism comes up, people pelt me with arguments of "free choice"! They insist they go to these places because they are "free to choose" and if I don´t like them, that´s MY problem.

Most of the time, I am a minority of one insisting that by the time they pile in the car, they basically have no choice left.

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.

by metavision on Sun Mar 25th, 2007 at 06:15:23 AM EST
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Shopping is a mind bender. | 73 comments (73 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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