It seems that people can't quite get their heads around what a world would be like without 24/7 exploitative capitalism, because they perceive it as threatening their very survival.

I'm guessing Bee-dubya-ell might have been able to make those purchases on Wednesday, knowing that winter is an inevitability, no?

RangerSteve, I highly doubt that the people who put the Adbusters poster next to their cash register were supporters of the day. My guess is, it was a cynical response to it.

It never ceases to amaze me how virulent the attack is on ANYONE or ANY IDEAS that challenge the complacent status quo of exploitative capitalism, especially by people who otherwise view themselves as progressive. And that everyone is so cowed and intimidated by those plutocrats ruling the country, that they live with their blinders on 24/7, and refuse to take the time to think and dream about what alternative economies might look and feel like.

That is a pretty savage hopelessness. And those in power count on on everyone maintaining that grim view of the future.

Whatever happened to our visions for our children's children? We can't afford it maybe, because we're too busy working to give ourselves what we want and need to make our lives a bit easier and more comfortable, with no thought for what that means for our grandchildren?

So, since this idea is so bad, I suppose the best response to it is to shout it down, consume away, shop til you drop, take care of you and yours, screw the rest, you've got troubles of your own?

It'll never work, so go back to the somnabulist state, vote every couple of years, and I'm sure everything will be JUST FINE.