My mother and I went to Walmart on Black Friday a few years back and I swore I’d never be part of the American cultural event ever again.
Black Friday represents why America has really started to suck.
I can remember horror stories of people getting injured as huge crowds rush around on pasts Black Fridays. Today people are getting trampled at Walmart, shot at Toys R Us.
You couldn’t say shopping on Black Friday is statistically hazardous for your health due to the above examples, but when you look at the economic conditions that buying too much shit have wrought and the kinds of companies that have risen against the backdrop of American Capitalism…
In a country where people sleep overnight in their cars to be first in line at Walmart but have trouble getting to the ballots to vote, Black Friday is a scary index of American priorities and civic engagement…
I’d argue that our consumer practices – not voting – have become our political engagement. We support the political/economic structures through what vehicle we buy, how much gas we consume, what kinds of food we eat, and where we shop.
Not who we vote for.
In any event, I’ve long thought that shopping is hazardous – if not for our immediate safety – then for the indirect economic and political structures we passively buttress through our consumption.
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