It’s no accident that Buy Nothing Day, Adbusters’ annual attempt at breaking the consumer trance, is on the day after Thanksgiving. I personally avoid any establishment with a cash register for about a week after Thanksgiving, but it’s mainly for mental preservation – the crowds and the naked consumerism drive me crazy. But I also heartily support the spirit of Buy Nothing Day, even in this climate where everyone from the president on down has begun to make consumer spending tantamount to patriotism. Well, if you want to call me a traitor, go ahead. If anything, I hope 9/11 has reminded us that getting the perfect Christmas gift for everyone on your list is not the most important thing about the holiday season.
(If you do go to the Adbusters BND site, and I hope you do, be sure to take a look at the comments and take the historical tour of the event. Very cool.)
Oh man, I couldn’t decide which banner to get….finally decided on, of course, the blackish one.
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