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In reply to the discussion: An Open Letter to You [View all]scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)If you use a credit card, you've bought in.
If you pay for a cable TV subscription, you've bought in.
If you wait in line to buy the latest video gaming system/iphone/whatever, you've bought in.
If you have an account with Citibank, Bank of America, Chase, or any other mega-bank, you've bought in.
If you are "saving" for retirement with a 401K, you've bought in.
If you buy clothes made in China/Bangladesh/Guatemala/etc., you've bought in.
If you buy gas for your car, you've bought in.
If you heat your home with fossil fuels (fuel oil, natural gas, propane), you've bought in.
If you use all the water you want without thinking about it, you've bought in.
The evils you outline in your post are made possible by all of us buying in - buying into this comfortable way of life that affirms and supports the worst of capitalism and the human greed that enables it.
You know why people hate the homeless? Because the homeless are folks who won't buy in.