Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Mindless Consumer Magic


Anytime it gets kinda hot, I just twist a thermostat and some good old cool air begins to flow
The CO2 from that coal-fired power plant plays no role in our Traditional Family Values©
I slide my credit card at the pump and drive away alone in my 9 passenger vehicle
We’re conveniently supporting terrorists with every tankful so that we can fight them there

The rain splashes off all that nice smooth concrete into little rivulets as we drive
The oily residues which taint the feeder creeks are absolutely no concern of ours
Our shiny trash cans are overstuffed with recyclable materials that we call our garbage
Hey, let the wackos sort that shit out after we roll our kids futures to the curb

With a simple twist of my wrist, fresh clean hot and cold water flows from the tap
I don’t know where it comes from or care where the shit I put on my green lawn goes
It’s magic how the bulldozers turn non-productive wetlands into family neighborhoods
There’s no way these blessed suburbs represent brutally efficient habitat destruction

If I get hungry while I’m upon my busy way, I idle on in thru a fast food drive thru lane
Later on I do my part and stuff all of that packaging waste into some convenient dumpster
We proudly support our troops with plastic decals affixed to our imported cars
They’re made in fume-filled sweatshops overseas by ignorant peasant wage slaves

Our unearned home equity was an amazing source of funds for vacations and toys
Now our interest rate is too high, we owe more than it’s worth, so we deserve a bailout
My son was uniquely gifted and showed great potential at an extremely early age
The doctors have ascribed his lack of success and bad attitude to ADHD and poor schools

It’s magic how the stores brim with things I just saw on TV and simply have to have
Mom and Dad always buy for me so that I will remain their friend and still talk to them
Simply pushing buttons on the remote from the couch brings up 150 big screen channels
There’s not too much on that we really watch, but that monster sucks down the juice 24x7x365

I joyfully immerse myself in the spectacle of commercial sports at any opportunity
I love watching overpaid black criminals brutally bash each other, clad in shiny, tight spandex
I love the freedom of the open road and the wind in my hair on my Harley-Davidson
It sits for months depreciating in the way in the garage while I miss a few more payments

There’s nothing quite so relaxing as quietly sitting and fishing on a peaceful lake
We rip across the water on 200 dirty horsepower which exhausts straight down into the water
The freedom of the open road beckons us from the comfort of our mobile home
7 miles a gallon, tons of CO2 and a noisy generator so we can watch our DVDs in AC’d comfort

It’s magic how the meat we love appears wrapped in plastic so very clean and safe
We don’t see or want to know about the filthy feedlots and those bloody slaughterhouses
We see a future filled with more bright consumption and happy indulgence for the kids
It’s a wonderful and magic world made simply for our pleasure, convenience and comfort

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