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Group Went on Shopping Sabbatical in '06
Associated Press/SF Gate ^
| Wednesday, January 3, 2007
| LISA LEFF
Posted on 01/05/2007 11:31:40 PM PST by woofie
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posted on
01/05/2007 11:31:44 PM PST
by
woofie
To: woofie
I think Im broke.... maybe I will join
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posted on
01/05/2007 11:33:06 PM PST
by
woofie
To: woofie
As it turned out, The Compact was modest as far as economic boycotts go. Several cities in the United States and Europe have communities of "freegans," people whose contempt for consumerism is so complete they eat food foraged from Dumpsters whenever possible, train hop and sleep in abandoned buildings on principle. A new fillip on tramps, hoboes, and bums?
To: woofie
""It started in a lighthearted way, but it is very serious," said John Perry, 42, a father of two who works for a Silicon Valley technology company. "It is about being aware of the excesses of consumer culture and the fact we are drawing down our resources and making people miserable around the world." "
No, overpaid pampered people like you make the world miserable. Do the right thing, boycott food.
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posted on
01/05/2007 11:40:13 PM PST
by
Herakles
(Diversity is code word for anti-white racism)
To: woofie
"It started in a lighthearted way, but it is very serious," said John Perry, 42, a father of two who works for a Silicon Valley technology company. "It is about being aware of the excesses of consumer culture and the fact we are drawing down our resources and making people miserable around the world."
What a load of touchy-feely tripe this is. We'll begin by trimming our consumer excesses by a general boycott of his company's product(s).
Clearly another new-ager who is too blunt skulled to see past his PC rhetoric.
Don't blame me for others misery in the world, you fruitcake.
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posted on
01/05/2007 11:44:23 PM PST
by
LFOD
(IRAQ - Back in downtown Baghdad)
To: woofie
[John Perry, 42, a father of two who works for a Silicon Valley technology company. "It is about being aware of the excesses of consumer culture and the fact we are drawing down our resources and making people miserable around the world."]
The liberals favorite punching bag is religious conservatives whom they accuse of being preachy, judgmental and hypocritical. The most overzealous and preachy right winger I've ever heard pales in comparison to the barf inducing bong water coming from this guy. Unfortunately, I know people just like this self-righteous pri**, and they are not pleasant to be around.
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posted on
01/05/2007 11:55:54 PM PST
by
spinestein
(Remember to follow the Brazen Rule!)
To: woofie
I've already done this. The first time it was called college. The second time it was called divorce. Big whooping deal. So a few Chinese factory workers didn't get any overtime.
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posted on
01/06/2007 12:01:07 AM PST
by
Brucifer
(JF'n Kerry- "That's not just a paper cut, it's a Purple Heart!")
To: woofie
I was going to point out that dropping out is easy for an experiment when you live in a rich, materially saturated country, because everbody is generous, giving, and frankly trying to get rid of stuff.
I had mistakenly thought that they vowed not to buy anything, but they are so rich that the big experiment was to not buy brand new things, (I think they don't say things like "look Bill this chain saw is "brand new")
>"Besides thrift stores and garage sales, participants found a wealth of free or previously owned merchandise in online classifieds and sites where people post stuff they want to get rid of, such as
After going through an initial period of retail withdrawal, discovering just how easy it was to score pretty much anything with a little time and effort was an eye-opener, according to participants.
Rachel Kesel, 26, who works as a dog walker, said she was astonished by how often the items she needed simply materialized the friend who offered a bicycle seat when hers was stolen"<
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posted on
01/06/2007 12:16:44 AM PST
by
ansel12
(America, love it ,or at least give up your home citizenship before accepting ours too.)
To: woofie
How did these idiots ever manage to chew through the leather straps?
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posted on
01/06/2007 12:18:37 AM PST
by
Jaysun
(I've never paid for sex in my life. And that's really pissed off a lot of prostitutes.)
To: ansel12
I had mistakenly thought that they vowed not to buy anything, but they are so rich that the big experiment was to not buy brand new things, (I think they don't say things like "look Bill this chain saw is "brand new") Wow. That's a freaking sacrifice right there. I think my heart grew 3 times bigger from the deprivation they put themselves through.
To: conservative cat
I think we can assume that these elitist boutique shoppers have never set foot in the red America's favorite store, Wal-Mart.
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posted on
01/06/2007 12:32:53 AM PST
by
ansel12
(America, love it ,or at least give up your home citizenship before accepting ours too.)
To: woofie
Great. Now I have to buy extra plastic to make up for these evirohippies.
To: woofie
freegan = hobo or bum
"My son is not a bum - he's a freegan."
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posted on
01/06/2007 12:43:08 AM PST
by
Notwithstanding
(Post-9/11 Volunteer Active Duty OEF Vet Lawyer (who is too dumb to understand Kerry's apology))
To: Herakles
There is the most amazing blather coming out of San Francisco -- continually.
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posted on
01/06/2007 6:29:05 AM PST
by
bboop
(Stealth Tutor)
To: woofie
What a hardship to actually have a choice about what you will or not go to the store and buy.
To: Herakles
"It started in a lighthearted way, but it is very serious," said John Perry, 42, a father of two who works for a Silicon Valley technology company. "It is about being aware of the excesses of consumer culture and the fact we are drawing down our resources and making people miserable around the world." I nearly left this thread upon reading it involved people who ate "artisan cheese" whatever that is. However, the simplistic, act stupid, feel good, quote above riveted me back in.
Don't these morons even remotely realize that it is our consumption of things produced by "workers" that has lifted people OUT OF MISERY over the last two centuries ?
Good Lord save us from those unable to distinguish between good and evil in this world.
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posted on
01/06/2007 6:45:55 AM PST
by
prov1813man
(While the one you despise and ridicule works to protect you, those you embrace work to destroy you)
To: woofie
I'm amazed what passes for intelligent behaviour nowadays.
These group of 10 deserve a Nobel prize for their brilliance.
Wow, you can save money and decrease resource use by
not buying anything new. Who'd a thunk it?
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posted on
01/06/2007 6:49:11 AM PST
by
Getready
(Truth and wisdom are more elusive, and valuable, than gold and diamonds)
To: Getready
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posted on
01/06/2007 8:01:54 AM PST
by
woofie
To: prov1813man
I nearly left this thread upon reading it involved people who ate "artisan cheese" whatever that is. However, the simplistic, act stupid, feel good, quote above riveted me back in. Don't these morons even remotely realize that it is our consumption of things produced by "workers" that has lifted people OUT OF MISERY over the last two centuries ?
Good Lord save us from those unable to distinguish between good and evil in this world.
To add to your part about our consumption lifting people out of misery. These people obviously can afford new clothes, and pretty much whatever they want, or at least need. There are those, that all they can afford are thrift store and garage sale items. By buying from thrift stores, didn't that deprive someone who can only afford that?
Heck to continue with that line of thought, it takes perfectly good water to flush their sh!t down the toilet. If they were so concerned about others, why pee in what could be someone else's drinking water.
Did they think about the energy they were using when they went on the Today show, or whatever show they went on? It took gas to get them there. Electricity to operate the cameras, lights and sound. Electricty to transmit the signal. And more electricty for people to watch their tvs. All to feed these peoples egos.
When these people breathe, they consume precious oxygen that people more deserving could breathe. And then they have the audacity to expel poisonous gases.
And yet they think they were doing the world a favor?
Maybe they should have thought more about the well being of others in the world, an had an acute injection of lead to the brain.
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posted on
01/06/2007 9:01:10 AM PST
by
mountn man
(The pleasure you get from life, is equal to the attitude you put into it.)
To: woofie
My kitchen timer is 41 years old; use it every day.
My spaghetti is still within its "use by" date.
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posted on
01/06/2007 9:16:22 AM PST
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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