The Enslaved of England - Part Three

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Edited by CJ Tointon

On a recent visit to England I visited the suburb of Durrington-on-Sea. It boasts 'Britain's Second Largest Supermarket'. It sells everything one's drab dreams could be made of. Just choosing, selecting and planning is fun. The thought of consuming what we buy is fun. It sets up a sort of euphoria that rises as our shopping trolley mounts up with promises of much pleasure to come. These specific items of pleasure lie seductively on shelves in endless aisles. But the pleasures aren't confined to food. They're found in shoes - in practically everything! But the allure isn't necessarily about buying, for this is Durrington's Tesco Superstore. A cathedral (with en-suite cafe) in which one may window-shop all day. The Retail Pleasure Palaces of England (and there's at least one in every town) earns that town the reputation of it being a proper town, a city no less, for having its own Retail Super Palace. Why are humans so trusting when it comes to food safety? Why do they still trust the cruel bastards who profit from exploiting animals? It seems they think they have to spend their money on anything animal exploiters sell!

And so to - money! Money to pay for it all at the till. And this means the daily drab of work. It seems that the purpose of the human slave/consumer is to earn money by putting in ten hours a day of boredom and commuting. In return they get holidays, clothes, cars, kids, homes and a vast choice of foods. As converts to the "I buy therefore I am" religion, they feel they have a duty and purpose to spend. They consider that by leading lives as skilled spenders, they take best care of their loved ones. These habits of spending are developed in childhood and perfected as we get older.

So why change any of this? It happens that ethics and spending aren't necessarily connected. We're trained NOT to think about such connections. We're here to consume which means we must be educated to NOT think of animals when shopping. This is the way to enjoy eating them; by NOT developing any pro-animal attitudes. Every time we squash the Conscience, life is made more comfortable. A numbed conscience no longer issues orders. It's as if Modern Man has laid the conscience on a safe top shelf to be forgotten about. Only then will it not interfere with accepting that which is available.