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John

I don't completely agree, but I see your point.

At least, one should make an effort on that day -- if not everyday -- to buy from socially responsible companies. That's why every now and then I buy Domino's greasy, tasteless pizza.

andi

Am I missing something? Isn't the point of 'Buy nothing day' not so much a comment on the type of our consumtion as much as a comment on its very nature ie: we are no longer defined as producers but as mere consumers, slaves to an economic form which assumes the identity of deity. Our identity, our being, our stature, our very ability to participate in modern society is determined not by our inherent worth but by our capacity to consume. 'I shop therefor I am' is sadly so much more than a t shirt gimmick, and even if we don't know it the bastions of wealth who perpetuate our slavery certainly do. I,for one, find that deeply unnerving. If buy nothing day takes us a little bit closer to the sabbath then a little more unfashionable, deliberate, discipline might just be our saviour.

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