Freeganism is a lifestyle based around the belief that almost all work and monetary exchanges within a capitalist economy contribute to myriad forms of exploitation - worker abuse, animal exploitation, hunger, ecological destruction, mass incarceration, war, inequitable distribution of resources, commodification of women - almost all issues addressed by social, ecological, and animal rights advocacy groups.
They do things like share knowledge and goods, and... forage for food in garbage bins, thus consuming waste.
What do we think?
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sounds like socialist, liberal garbage to me
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LittleWing sometime in July 2007 wrote:
Unfortunately, it's so elementary, and the big time investors behind the drive in the stock market aren't so stupid. This isn't the false economy of 2000.
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In all seriousness, I've gone dumpster diving after the other students have moved out in May and gotten some pretty good stuff
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LittleWing sometime in July 2007 wrote:
Unfortunately, it's so elementary, and the big time investors behind the drive in the stock market aren't so stupid. This isn't the false economy of 2000.
The belief that capitalism fosters such things as worker abuse and hunger is absurd. It is not the economic system but rather the participants. Look at the corruption that was evident in the former Soviet Union's socialist paradise.
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just for the record, i'm not advocating this, just igniting some debate.
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Green Habit wrote:
vacatetheword wrote:
just for the record, i'm not advocating this, just igniting some debate.
I don't know if there's going to be much debate to ignite. This seems like a pretty miserable way to live life.
heh, yeah. maybe discussion would be a better word than debate. it does raise some interesting questions with regards to our own wasteful lifestyles, though. it's done some good if it at least gets people to think about that and maybe change their habits a bit.
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vacatetheword wrote:
Green Habit wrote:
vacatetheword wrote:
just for the record, i'm not advocating this, just igniting some debate.
I don't know if there's going to be much debate to ignite. This seems like a pretty miserable way to live life.
heh, yeah. maybe discussion would be a better word than debate. it does raise some interesting questions with regards to our own wasteful lifestyles, though. it's done some good if it at least gets people to think about that and maybe change their habits a bit.
I don't think it's going to have that effect to most people, though. In fact, it might backfire by creating assumptions along the lines of "So THIS is how those wacko environmentalists want us to live our lives?"
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Green Habit wrote:
it might backfire by creating assumptions along the lines of "So THIS is how those wacko environmentalists want us to live our lives?"
well, there are always going to be ignorant people around.
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Green Habit wrote:
vacatetheword wrote:
Green Habit wrote:
it might backfire by creating assumptions along the lines of "So THIS is how those wacko environmentalists want us to live our lives?"
well, there are always going to be ignorant people around.
But you want to enlighten those ignorant people, don't you?
i've decided that some people are beyond help, and attempting discourse with them is only going to make me shoot up someone's bathroom.
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vacatetheword wrote:
Green Habit wrote:
vacatetheword wrote:
Green Habit wrote:
it might backfire by creating assumptions along the lines of "So THIS is how those wacko environmentalists want us to live our lives?"
well, there are always going to be ignorant people around.
But you want to enlighten those ignorant people, don't you?
i've decided that some people are beyond help, and attempting discourse with them is only going to make me shoot up someone's bathroom.
Sounds like it's been a while since you read Long Walk To Freedom.
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Jammer91 wrote:
If Soundgarden is perfectly fine with playing together with Tad Doyle on vocals, why the fuck is he wasting his life promoting the single worst album of all time? Holy shit, he has to be the stupidest motherfucker on earth.
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i'm quite skeptical of how this can be actively practiced. Can anyone reasonably expect anyone to dig thru garbage for food?
On a second note, organic matter such as left over food get absorbed by the soil fairly quickly, in fact contributing to the richness of the soil. It's the polymer that goes into the landfills that's gonna kill us.
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glorified_version wrote:
sounds like socialist, liberal garbage to me
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broken iris wrote:
If you don't like capitalism, dont use anything produced by it.
Stupid argument
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LittleWing sometime in July 2007 wrote:
Unfortunately, it's so elementary, and the big time investors behind the drive in the stock market aren't so stupid. This isn't the false economy of 2000.
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