America the Possible: Breaking the Chains of Consumerism | Common Dreams:
"A consumer society is one in which consumerism and materialism are central aspects of the dominant culture, where goods and services are acquired not only to satisfy common needs but also to secure identity and meaning. Framing this situation as a matter of consumer sovereignty--where the customer is always right--is misleading. Consumption patterns are powerfully shaped by forces other than preformed individual preferences--forces such as advertising, cultural norms, social pressures, and psychological associations."
As one of my poems ends, "let people shop and they'll put up with anything"
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
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