The problem is, pretty much everybody has bought in. (Reply #41)

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Wed Nov 20, 2013, 09:56 PM

41. The problem is, pretty much everybody has bought in.

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.

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49 replies	Author	Time	Post
An Open Letter to You [View all]	WilliamPitt	Nov 2013	OP
rec'd....	mike_c	Nov 2013	#1
To you who read this revealing post by the man who is being honest about our country	Stargazer99	Nov 2013	#2
+1000	heaven05	Nov 2013	#12
I posted my comment on Truthout.	sinkingfeeling	Nov 2013	#3
Thank you.	Turbineguy	Nov 2013	#4
Powerful. Thank you n/t	n2doc	Nov 2013	#5
k&r	HappyMe	Nov 2013	#6
K&R	woo me with science	Nov 2013	#7
Well done. k&r n/t	Laelth	Nov 2013	#8
Excellent. K&R nt	TBF	Nov 2013	#9
KnR	Myrina	Nov 2013	#10
I can't stand it, either, but I will go down fighting.	Lifelong Protester	Nov 2013	#11
I knew dozens of Stephanies before I turned 30, hundreds if we count casual aquaintances	Bluenorthwest	Nov 2013	#13
K&R.	Paladin	Nov 2013	#14
A BIG K+R!	BobbyBoring	Nov 2013	#15
Cynicism is very fashionable, a convenient excuse for mere greed	Ace Acme	Nov 2013	#23
no, William, you are not "out of words". You articulated it perfectly. K&R. nt	antigop	Nov 2013	#16
Finally. A post by WP that I can REC. n/t	Dawgs	Nov 2013	#17
.... whoa ......	marble falls	Nov 2013	#18
I look around and think maybe we're not better than this. Struggle and suffering are everywhere.	ancianita	Nov 2013	#19
k and R	DonCoquixote	Nov 2013	#20
A Powerful Truth	Mopar151	Nov 2013	#21
Worship of money reflects the prevailing anomie	Ace Acme	Nov 2013	#24
...	RainDog	Nov 2013	#22
kick'd and rec'd	lunatica	Nov 2013	#25
Thank you so much, Will Pitt.	democrank	Nov 2013	#26
Sickening stories	fadedrose	Nov 2013	#27
There IS a New GOD!	bvar22	Nov 2013	#28
Correct.	BrotherIvan	Nov 2013	#39
Will I agree....	N_E_1 for Tennis	Nov 2013	#29
How many times has Tom Brower been charged, tried, convicted, and jailed?	Bernardo de La Paz	Nov 2013	#30
Zee	WilliamPitt	Nov 2013	#31
I hear you!	Plucketeer	Nov 2013	#32
Kicked and recommended....nt	Enthusiast	Nov 2013	#33
I wonder where that divine being that is supposed to be guiding his life is?	Vietnameravet	Nov 2013	#34
Thank you, dear. You spoke what I think.	nolabear	Nov 2013	#35
You're on a roll, Will...	kentuck	Nov 2013	#36
"I am, perhaps, preaching to a hollow room."	KatyaR	Nov 2013	#37
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!	WillyT	Nov 2013	#38
Amazing OP/ Thank you.	840high	Nov 2013	#40
The problem is, pretty much everybody has bought in.	scarletwoman	Nov 2013	#41
(((Will)))) We HAVE to be better than this.	Tigress DEM	Nov 2013	#42
K&R	DeSwiss	Nov 2013	#43
K&R	ReRe	Nov 2013	#44
So I'm sitting in front of my computer at this godawful early hour...	truth2power	Nov 2013	#45
Maybe we are empty souls Will ...	rtassi	Nov 2013	#46
What Mr. Pitt	dotymed	Nov 2013	#47
Great rant Will. Problem is that it's a very steep uphill battle. In DU you are ranting to a	rhett o rick	Nov 2013	#48
My dear Will... Welcome my friend.	SoLeftIAmRight	Nov 2013	#49

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