As I was shopping with Noney last night via telephone, she was telling me how she always feels bad shopping at target. Loves the prices but always makes her feel morally wrong. I laughingly pretty much responded, we got no choice, all stores are fucked.
I can't stop thinking about it today. Its insane how our country has gone so far out.
You can find something wrong with any company now, and indecency in everything.
For example, The production company I work for is gonna lay off half our staff in the beginning of next year because what they pay one person here to do photoshop they can pay 22 people in india. And thanks to the internet, its super easy and absolutely free.
My mother lost her company earlier this year and now has to work two jobs to keep up with the bills. Her night job verbally abuses her and the conditions are horrible. She feels that she has to put up with it because there is no other work and she doesn't want her finances to fall behind.
Rage is all I've been feeling. I'm just tired of feeling like I can't help the situation anywhere. I don't even know who to blame.
I'm pissed at the World Trade Organization for only being financially responsible for there regulation, instead of environmentally and humanely.
I"m pissed at our country for not looking ahead. I'm pissed that americans have to work two jobs and still have to pay there rent late. I'm pissed that this happens everywhere in the world and us being the strongest most powerful country in the world allow it.
I'm pissed that everything seems so powerfull and massive and untouchable. And I feel like an ant alongside a giant monster.
Positives:
This is the first time in my life that I have felt physically connected to my city and the people around me. This city looks beautiful even in the toughest economical breakdown. And out of this people are being brought together because when we fall on hard times we realize that we need each other.
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I really like how you wrote this i was faced with the same situation not long ago.
I try and consume as little as possible but everything seems to be corrupted as fuck!
My mom lost her job like 3 weeks ago and where trying to support us with the money we get and the money we get from unemployment now.
She couldve gotten a job but she was not willing to be exploited.
(Considering that by not even working there she was already getting a horrible vibe!)
Thabks and we all stand together and im glad to see we have similar views!
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