DISPOSABLE PEOPLE

by Andrew Williams

Walk alone along any street, highway or beltway in any city or town with a

population of 50,000 plus and you will see who we really are under all the

flags, patriotic hymns, bumper stickers, balloons and bunting. We are

disposable people: workers to be tested, hired, fired, chewed up and spat

out by Moloch; guinea pigs and cannon fodder for pharmaceutical concerns

and deliberately misguided patriotism. You will also see in the detritus

that our food and fun are equally disposable.

It comes as no news to awake people that the subcutaneous media have been

aware of this pogrom for decades, and even some "mainstream" artists have

been warning their listeners about this pathetic state of affairs. The two

that leap readily to mind are Eminem and Marilyn Manson. Officially,

they're targeted for their politi-culturally incorrect language, but the

hidden agenda against them, I believe, is directly related to their

putting forth the "disposable teens" message. Back in the 1960's, people

called that level of communication "telling it like it is."

Our task as true Americans--those who believe, as Thoreau did, "that

government governs best, which governs least"--is to become indigestible,

to give megacorporations and governments stomach pains, acid reflux and

allergic reactions. "Be sand, not oil, in the machinery of the world,"

Gunter Eich urges us, perhaps inspired by Chaplin's monkey-wrenching in

"Modern Times."

Although I am becoming increasingly loath to suggest courses of action in

this Kulturkampf, I will offer some general suggestions to those who want

or need them. (Warning to regular readers: This list expands on the list

of suggestions in my Bucky Fuller essay.)

--Listen only to artists who support the rights of the individual. (Make

your own list.)

--Buy local, support local--Ma and Pa, small chain, organic. (I make an

exception for Trader Joe's for their good organic foods selection and low

prices. However, I have come to learn that at least one of their cereals

contains gengineered foodstuff and since there's no labeling requirement

for gengineered food--caveat emptor.)

--Use homeopathic and other natural remedies available at health food

stores, especially those from organic sources. However, do consult with a

medical professional who is versed in alternative treatment modalities

beforehand.

--Subvert corporate advertising. Talk back to TV--or kill it. Speak with

political incorrectness. Indulge in cognitive dissonance. Answer the phone

with a funny voice.

--Support your mind with positive self-talk, using methods such as

neuro-linguistic programming, creative visualizations, etc.

It takes a lot of willpower and fortitude--more than most people

possess--not to be a disposable person. e.e.cummings succinctly stated the

case when he wrote, "To be nobody-but-yourself--in a world which is doing

its best, night and day, to make you somebody else--means to fight the

hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting."

So take care of yourselves, and love yourselves, so you can love others

and they, in turn, can spread "the conspiracy of love" around the world.

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(Thanks to Laurie LaGoe for her assistance.)