Date Posted:01:59:25 07/30/02 Tue Author: Tarnish Subject: Who's a hypocrite ?
Okay, it all started out when I was watching Pump Up the Voume. I got a case of the "lookups": pausing the film on numerous occasions and checking up references in the film on the Net.
I looked up the stars of the film, the music that's played and I got to Lenny Bruce. I'd heard the name many times before. Anyhow, while at Amazon, there's a list tied to Lenny Bruce that says 'Would you like to have the FBI start a file on you ?'
In that list, there's a book and just out curiousity, I read some reviews on the books in the list.
This one kind of intrigued me. From the reviews of the book and the mentality of the reviewers, I have been able to glean more about what it might be like to read it than whatever I might have gotten from just the jacket.
Anyhow, Naomi Klein apparently goes up against the growing influence of Corporations on our daily lives, how they aren't in it for the consumer so much as for themselves and some of the heinous business practices perpetrated by them in order to garner market share from competitors.
Makes me laugh, though. I stopped and thought a bit about the bigger picture (read: hipocrisy) of it all.
How many of the reviewers converted to Klein's Anti-Brand name way of life are using Windows on their computers to post their remarks ?
How does Klein feel about her book being on Amazon.com ?
What about the fact that her book has gone to 3 printings ?
Now, I will admit it, I'm a bit of a brand whore.
I have Tommy jeans, they fit me very well. I don't have Tommy shirts or Tommy shorts or Tommy underwear, though. The jeans are quality material and last me quite a while, so the price tag is balanced by not having to buy jeans as often.
Brand names may have perpetrated some questionable business practices, but they are also a lot more capable of producing quality items than a smaller company might.
Frankly, I'd rather buy a car from Ford or Chevrolet than a company called Slapdash or Headlong. They have a shitload of money to be able to research safety features and crash testing.
It's a hard truth, but the corporation isn't going to shut down so easily.
