Shannon Larratt is Zentastic

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Note to people who don't read between the lines very well: the below entry does not mean you should burn down your neighbor's house. Odds are your neighbor is a slave as well, and you know what, there's an endless line of slaves, so killing slaves really won't bother the slaveowners. They don't care. Come on — Washington DC has literally half of its black male population under 35 in prison. Something is way out of balance.

If you want to destroy the slaveowners, here's a start:

• Read international news and educate yourself as to how people around the world look at different problems we all face. If you can afford to, travel. Learn to think for yourself, but based on as much real information as possible. Don't assume that what someone else is telling you is true until you've verified that they're a consistent source of good information (and even then, check periodically that they haven't slipped).
• Buy local produce. Go to a farmer's market, or buy your groceries from a farm co-op. They'll cost less, be far healthier, and you'll be putting money into your local economy, not into the hands of factory farming.
• Cut down your meat intake (if you can't eliminate it entirely). Meat production puts a huge strain on the environment, and requires a “pyramid economy” internationally to sustain. This fuels big business while hurting farmers.
• Support independent stores rather than chains. This keeps money flowing locally, rather than siphoning it off to central locations where it stagnates in the coffers of the ruling class.
• Recycle, donate your old clothes, and help your neighbors when they're in trouble. This keeps money strong, the economy vibrant, keeps people working, and off of welfare. Energy conservation and all that goes with it keeps both the economy and the environment fresh.
• Learn every skill you can. Learn to cook. Learn to swim. Take Judo. Learn to weld. Learn to shoot and safely handle firearms. Take first aid and CPR courses. By making yourself less reliant on others, you empower yourself, and your family and community.

I could go on and on, but I assume the trend of what I'm saying is obvious. (That is, make yourself as strong as independent as you can, and stop putting money in their pockets whenever you can. If you have to pay someone else for something, try and pay someone inside your community that's in the same income bracket as you are.)

From: "Eric Haskell" <eg_haskell@comcast.net>
Subject: How Stupid!!!
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 10:09:50 -0400

Are you guys retarded? It sure seems that way