Tag Archives: Decadence

Micky D and the dying gasps of decadence and materialism

They teamed up, you see.. McDonalds and Disney and other lesser demigods of Pop Culture. Mattel. Coca Cola… Teach the kids to embrace buying more than they can afford, destroy economies and ecology alike, celebrate greed, waste, … and the … Continue reading

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The guy’s name is Joey Chestnut. Miss Johnnie asked How did he do that?

Well, first he sold his soul to satan and then discarded every hint of self respect. The event was a hot dog eating contest. All that’s missing is a vomitorium. The very near perfect definition of decadence. The dude ate … Continue reading

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Drug Dealers enlisted in War Propaganda campaign, also some churches

So there’s this beer, popular among Mexican Americans, Modelo, which I never tried and don’t intend to do so… (beer tastes even worse on the return trip) but the founder or maybe he’s the current CEO, (much like Pete Coors … Continue reading

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So there were a couple of words I had to look up when I first heard this

I was a kid at the time. The rant-song was called “The Americans” and written by a Canadian. He was apparently pissed off because the United States, arguably the wealthiest nation on earth at the time, wasn’t getting foreign aid … Continue reading

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We live among gods and demigods

I know a someone who’s studying Greek mythology. He isn’t very impressed and told me so, probably baiting me. He fixed me in the eye and said “Put it this way, I’m not going to care about it in college.” … Continue reading

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Eco-conscious, yes. Sustainable? Hardly.

The First Affirmative Financial Network may be green and may encourage eco-progressive development, but offering investors continued profits based on growing market activity is a far cry from an environmentally sustainable footprint. Continue reading

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In defense of fundamentalism

Mankind is going in circles. When you look at the Greek histories you can see periods of democracy and liberty lead to corruption and oppression, until the next democracy emerges centuries later. From the dark ages emerged the Renaissance whose … Continue reading

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