Relevant Irreverence

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fareastlibertarianmovement: greenstate: peanutinbrasil: communist party ain’t no party like a communist party, cause a communist party has common ownership of the means of production, free access to articles of consumption, the end of wage labour and private property in the means of production and real estate! Except that party ends with a massive hangover and, most likely, slave labor and death. Ask my parents about it, they were smart enough to leave that party early.  Do people crack open history books anymore to see the gross abuses of socialist and communist regimes?  Or the gross abuses of capitalist regimes. Oh, that’s right, they don’t put that in textbooks.

fareastlibertarianmovement:

greenstate:

peanutinbrasil:

communist party

ain’t no party like a communist party, cause a communist party has common ownership of the means of production, free access to articles of consumption, the end of wage labour and private property in the means of production and real estate!

Except that party ends with a massive hangover and, most likely, slave labor and death. Ask my parents about it, they were smart enough to leave that party early. 

Do people crack open history books anymore to see the gross abuses of socialist and communist regimes? 

Or the gross abuses of capitalist regimes. Oh, that’s right, they don’t put that in textbooks.

(Source: wasted-on-the-way)

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I am the child of a fresher God.: relevant-irreverence: I am the child of a fresher God.: Freeganism...

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I am the child of a fresher God.: Freeganism

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So I’m seeing a lot of communist/anarchist/socialist/counterculture blogs that talk about opposing capitalism, fighting the system, etc. Here’s an excerpt from Hamlet:

Why, what an ass am…

I was referring to non-food items when I said “obviously you can’t boycott all products”… Clearly there are things that are not feasible to boycott. But just because you can’t boycott everything, doesn’t mean you can’t boycott the feasible.

But how could I forget? Antagonizing people with a cause by reblogging tumblr posts with gifs that sway people to your narrow view because it makes them chuckle is all you’re interested in. Why would you ever care about social or political activism?

(via bestesh-mensch)

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I am the child of a fresher God.: Freeganism

relevant-irreverence:

So I’m seeing a lot of communist/anarchist/socialist/counterculture blogs that talk about opposing capitalism, fighting the system, etc. Here’s an excerpt from Hamlet:

Why, what an ass am I! This is most brave
That I…must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words
…

Right, so obviously you can’t boycott all products, so then fuck it, lose your principles and make sure at least 5 children died for the banana you’re eating.

Grow the fuck up you lazy piece of shit and change what you can change. You can’t justify your selfishness with the inevitability of evil.

(via bestesh-mensch)

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Freeganism

So I’m seeing a lot of communist/anarchist/socialist/counterculture blogs that talk about opposing capitalism, fighting the system, etc. Here’s an excerpt from Hamlet:

Why, what an ass am I! This is most brave
That I…must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words
And fall a-cursing like a very drab,
A scullion! Fie upon ‘t! Foh!

Act II, Scene II, Lines 611-616

In modern English, it means “Hey, I should stop being such a bitch and actually do something instead of complain.” No, reblogging stuff about vegetarianism doesn’t make you a vegetarian. You can post cute sayings, but you won’t ever be insightful unless you write it yourself. You are still a pawn in the machine if all you do is reblog shit on tumblr and stuff your face with cheese doodles. Yeah, I bet you “really” hate capitalism, don’t you?

That’s why I want to challenge my followers: I’m not sure a lot of you have what it takes to fight for your opinions. I’m not sure you’re all willing to back up what you’ve written. Prove me wrong and post some proof of freegan exploits. Skipping, dumpster diving—whatever you call it, I want to see a video or picture of you fishing through a dumpster behind any chain supermarket and/or any booty you’ve salvaged and I want to see you eat it.

Next time I eat something from the floor, trashcan, etc., I’ll document it and post it as some inspiration.

(P.S. Yes, I have eaten full meals from the floor/trash on occasion. Why? Because a) that sandwich was delicious and b) fuck your capitalist bullshit—if you want to exploit poor third-world children, I’m going to avoid supporting you at all costs.)

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