Yes, it is 2003, but are we getting closer to 1984?

[ziggytrix]

El Blanco hit the nail on the head.

Consumerism is the God of America. You can buy your Arby's sandwiches at the drive-thru, pay with the credit card, go by the gas station, pay with you credit card at the pump, and if you should need cash, you still don't have to leave your car thanks to the ATM on every corner.

Americans crave new things. The more expensive your clothes are, the more desireable you feel for wearing them, yet the faster they fall apart when you wash them.

But what the fuck can you do about it? The driving force here is NOT the "evil corporation". It's the average citizen, glued to their television, brainwashed by their own choice.