its not all what it seems

I've been thinking about a lot of things. Things I have known but have been forced to push to the back of my mind....
To set the mood...take a look at these peaceful flowers I found outside of Barrett's work....a pleasing little buffer planted for people in their cars driving by to not have to stare at the giant parking lot.



Don't get me wrong, I like flowers....but I understand urban planning.

Now how bout some other things that act as live advertisements for the "American dream" lifestyle. Distractions.
Alcohol ads. Living the "good life". Partying. Getting away from anything having any responsibility attached to it. Getting Laid. Objectifying people. Letting us know that all our hard work in dead end jobs deserves another cold brain numbing pacifying bottle. Fuck, its natural..even the animals love beer.





Or...how about diamonds. One of the most destructive status symbols. The mining for diamonds looks like this.


Is this something we really need? Can you even imagine how much heavy machinery and explosives were used here. How much oil it took to power those machines. How dangerous it is to the workers. How many indigenous animals were driven from their homes. All in the name of having people stare at you..boosting your ego because you think you are better than them. Hurting theirs and contributing to the mindset that we are not equal, those with the biggest pieces of flashy jewelry win.
If I were ever given a diamond, I'd take it as an insult.

What about making everything "disposable" and "ready-made"? We cannot be bothered to wash something and use it again. And who's got the time to actually cook a meal? We are constantly being told that in the name of sanitary hygienic life that we must only use something once, then simply throw it away...out of sight, out of mind. Forget about the landfills poisoning water tables, air, wildlife..

Many of the disposable products are non-recyclable, non-renewable, cheap to produce, and ultimately do not break down for hundreds or thousands of years. Some of the worst offenders:


and let's not forget about everything we can recycle..but don't. it's not that hard, just put it into the bin NEXT TO the bin you throw everything else in.

Why do we think its OK to throw anything away at all? Where do we think it all goes?Why do we as a society think somebody else will take care of it. Why are we so above it all...