Shopping is…
“Shopping is what you do when you have stopped living.”
What a great line!
Then onto the more thought-provoking stuff:
“Capitalism has never benefited the poor, and it aint going to start now. Raised standards of living – so called, are a deception… I have said before that what you put on your plate and in your mouth is a political act. How you eat makes you an activist – or not. Cut the crap, cut the calories, cut capitalism.”
Read the rest of Jeanette Winterson’s article.
Interestingly, the Sydney Morning Herald runs a story today pointing out that Australia’s Aboriginal health crisis could be solved by spending 25% less on confectionery.
A sobering thought indeed. It all comes down to political will. Which is in turn dependant on what is fashionable and/or what win votes.