Finally somebody said it. Finally somebody assuaged my guilt. Listening to NPR the other day and there was an expert on (I know it would help if I could recall their name) talking about our oil dependence. She spoke about how almost everything we use is a petroleum product. The host asked her what individuals can do to stem the tide of oil dependence in this country. You know what she said: ‘As individuals we can’t do anything’.
Hallelujah, holy fucking shit. God bless that expert. It’s about time we all faced facts. Instead of putting all our ‘recycling’ in plastic bins made from petroleum or driving Hybrid cars loaded with petroleum products or shopping for organic food in stores with a huge carbon footprint we should all just realize our place in the machine. I know, I know…that would be giving in, right? Bullshit! You know why? Because it’s true. As an individual with little monetary resources and no powerful connections I have very little impact on how things work in this world. Oh sure we can vote. Ha! What a load of crap. Nowadays political races are no different from Oscar races. It is the era of celebrity and if you aren’t part of the rich, popular crowd you are fucked. We might be able to choose the prom king but they sure won’t listen to us during their reign. Why? Because we don’t have enough money to hire a lobbying firm. We don’t have enough money to buy votes. We don’t even have enough money to beg for scrapes from their tables. They just want us to buy the groceries and the big screen TV’s and the new cars. They want us to buy more stuff to keep the economy strong. They want to clean up their mess with our hard work.
It’s pointless. People like me have been around since the dawn of civilization. We keep fighting the same battle. It is and always will be the Haves versus the Have Nots. I for one am tired of feeling powerless. If anyone sees a better way to stop feeling powerless than just giving up the fight you let me know.
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