From: "Charles Gavette" <chaosmosis-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: Gulit as symbolic mediator
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 12:45:14 PST


When capitalism introduces lack, such as in the recently introduced lack 
at a local food kitchen, there is plenty of speculative potential: Empty 
food pantry shelves during the most severe winter storm to hit the 
region. The reason is that the distributors are on vacation. Rather than 
a stand-in crew for ailementary tracts that do not take a vacation, the 
system introduces lack, as big and bold as you please. When questioned 
about it, the person in charge said that I should be "..thankful for all 
of the other days the food gets served." Notice that this stock reply is 
designed to trigger either resentement or guilt. Guilt if you are 
stupid, resentement if you are a bit smarter than stupid. But if a panic 
ever struck en force, grocery store shelves could be stripped bare in a 
few hours. So, introduce lack and potentiate feelings of guilt(from the 
more gullible) or feelings of resentement coupled to hunger. When 
Cinggis Khan surrounded a Chinese city, the Khan's message to them was: 
"Join us or eat your children." Jack-booted super-ego grocery cops are 
installed strategically within the system.

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