Dealing with a bad case of holiday affluenza
Fri, 2007-12-21 07:49
#1
Krystalline Kraus
Dealing with a bad case of holiday affluenza
Fri, 2007-12-21 07:49
#2
Krystalline Kraus
[b]Dealing with a bad case of holiday affluenza[/b]
This time of year, it seems everyone's coming down with a serious case of affluenza.
We all know the symptoms of the afflicted, glassy-eyed yet strangely hyper, hitting the malls like heroin.
'Tis the season for consuming. And consuming is contagious. From the anonymity of office "secret santas" to the intimacy of something French and frilly, holiday joy is expressed not in verbs and nouns, but in dollars and cents. Never mind the flu epidemic, it's the mindless consumerism that's making me wish I'd gotten a shot, as holiday greed spreads faster than holiday cheer.
Yet somehow, "Jingle Bling, Jingle Bling" just doesn't have the same happy ring to it.
>krystalline kraus
>December 21, 2007
See full story here: [url=http://www.rabble.ca/everyones_a_critic.shtml?sh_itm=85f18b3fefe86f23c5d... a46&rXn=1&[/url]
[ 21 December 2007: Message edited by: statica ]
Fri, 2007-12-21 10:45
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johnbon
What a fabulous story!! Awesome writing.
Should be required reading for everyone during the holiday season - especially those who've forgotten what the true meaning of the season is.
It might also jolt some into thinking less about themselves and more about the plight of others.
John
Sat, 2007-12-22 09:49
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TemporalHominid
there's a true meaning of the season?
and what exactly is that?
I don't recall the article prescribing a particluar meaning.
[ 22 December 2007: Message edited by: TemporalHominid ]
Sat, 2007-12-22 11:07
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[b]A Home for the Holidays[/b]The solution to the current housing crisis across Canada is simple: Give the gift of housing!
At a recent Toronto anti-poverty rally, Heroux from OCAP was quick to point out that the federal government has to get involved in housing. Giving some history on the housing crisis, he notes, "The Minister of Finance, Mr. Jim Flaherty is the same guy who made all those cuts in 1995 [as Ontario's Finance Minister]. This is his mess. We live in this shit every day."
"And now, this guy is in Ottawa and we ask him for housing and he says [b]'we don't have the money for housing.'[/b] He told us that in Ontario, too. And what's he doing now, with billions of dollars in surplus? [b]Nothing.[/b] Nothing about housing."
But Canada is a rich country with massive, simply massive amounts of fossil fuels, energy and non value added raw materials exported every day. And Flaherty says we can't afford to build decent housing for homeless Canadians or new hospitals or reduce the cost of post-secondary so we might have a few more doctors floating around the country? I don't believe it! Little Jimmy's telling big lies.
Sun, 2007-12-23 20:04
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Krystalline Kraus
Question:
quote:
there's a true meaning of the season?
and what exactly is that?I don't recall the article prescribing a particluar meaning.
Answer: (quoted from article) "Give the gift of housing!"