start with something real.

I am an American because I was born of this country. My country is run by the corporatocracy and funded by the hands of 3rd world workers at the expense of exhausting natural resources to extinction. The reason is the bottom line, the top dollar and cutting the middle man.

I was chastised for not having support for my country by a British gentleman when I was in Salzburg in o6. He was sick and tired of hearing Americans complaining about their country cause we have it so well off with freedom. I had nothing to say to him at that time, but I wish I could have explained that America isn't really free. We are free to live within the facade of what America has the potential to be. The majority of our foods, goods and services, jobs, and even news is bought and sold, then modified, condensed, and then regurgitated into a nice and sterile, safety-sanitized-for-your-protection, individual serving-size portion. In order to obtain real information, consumables and household items, one must go out of their immediate, convenient way to provide for themselves. So shop locally, buy used goods, trade for what you can and promote awareness in the face of adversity.

All is not lost or full of despair. The more we educate our peers, the more aware we will all be. Knowledge is power, and knowing is half the battle! Thanks G.I. Joe! See? We use the man, to bring himself down. Ha.

Start with some good links:

http://www.theyesmen.org

http://www.crimethinc.com

http://www.wwoof.org