False Accusation

I was recently accused of being an ignorant hypocrite. It was not so much the accusation of hypocracy that offended me, but that of ignorance. I believe ignorance is something that does not just come to somebody, it is something that people must accept. Once they accept that they do not want to see all the pain or be disgusted by the world (see "Ignorance is Bliss")they either consciously or subconsciously choose to be ignorant. I pride myself on the fact that I reject ignorance by choice. I consciously decide to accept the faults in the world I live in, and I am proud of this decision. My life may be more pessimistic than the rest, but at least I see the world for what it is.

This is beyond the point. Disregarding the accusation of ignorance, that of hypocracy suddenly became interesting. I asked what made me a hypocrite. I was given the answer that I attempt to portray an image of being anti-corporatist, yet I enjoy buying nice things. I do not deny this fact. I wear nice clothes, I enjoy nice cars, I own and play nice guitars. All of these things are undeniably expensive, and the list does go on. But that is not the type of corporatism of which I speak!

People need to wear clothes; why should they not wear clothes they like and think look good? In our current world, people need to drive; why not drive a car they enjoy to drive? People have hobbies; why not embrace those hobbies so that they are amplified? I do not reject consumerism or the free market. If you were to review my rants on corporatism, I have always been very careful in choosing my words as to not suggest that I reject consumerism. The capatalistic world that I reject is the world that is overthrowing out own. I reject the idea of the large corporations gaining control in our world that can be considered higher than the control that we have over our own lives. They gain control that is higher than what is gained by the government. Our new wars and economic recession (a topic that will be argued in another entry)are directly caused by corporations giving into their greed. Both were avoidable but were accepted once jargon and false accusations leaked into speeches, causing the general public to see this events as inevitable. WRONG!
They are only inevitable because corporations' greed has made them so. Capitalistic greed exists only because we allow it to.

I deny both the claims that I am ignorant and that I am hypocratic. I choose my words and opinions wisely.
I do not reject consumerism, I reject corporatism.