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Dictionary of Diversion andDissent
The following are some excerpts from
our upcoming Dictionary of Diversion
and Dissent. The full Dictionary
continues to face delays, and will be
released, pending the withdrawal of
various ludicrous criminal allegations
made against us.
Alphabet Soup: NAFTAFTAAWTOIMF-
MAIAPECOECDBLAHBLAHBLAH
Big Mac: the communion wafer of consumption
Boredom: the essential product of modern capitalism and ironically, the
essential product of yet another round
of "hey hey ho ho monopoly capitalism
has got to go" chants
Capitalism: we don't really understand it either, but capitalism would be fine by
us, as long as there were no capitalists
Council of Canadians: the Taco Bellof NGOs
Global Village: where everything seems to be happening on the other side
of the town
Ethical Mutual Funds: no thanks,I ve just brushed my teeth.
Fish-Sticks: (1) the product which best captures the essence of the commodity
economy (2) what a trout does when
you throw it hard enough at a
Starbuck's window
Hair: as a rule of thumb, the more radical the hair-style, the less radical
the head
Imperialist Globalization: trotskyist phrase of choice, right after "Corporate
lap-dog lackey of the neo-liberal
neo-colonialist state!" (see Trotskyest)
Infotainment: factoids, regurgitated and put to music (see also CNN)
Looting: the natural response to the unnatural and inhuman society of
commodity abundance
Mangos: don't worry, you will still be able to eat mangos after the revolution
(only they will be fresher and more
delicious)
Market Economy: the loss of self in the aimless and unconscious creation of
a world beyond the control of its
creators
Minimum Wage: the minimum amount necessary to forestall revolution
Molotov Cocktail: a martini made with too much vermouth and not
enough olives
Phone Book: the thickness of every activist's CSIS/CIA file if you ask them
Public School: feedlot
Public Transportation: the sorry state of public transportation these days
makes you wonder...ever rolled a bus?
(see also barricades)
Revolution: the revolution always gets co-opted (see permanent revolution)
Sell Out: what we'd be willing to do if anyone was willing to buy
Shopping Mall: the only place you can go these days to escape traffic
Soy Bomb: you'll know what it is when you see it
The Spectacle: that which we are given to contemplate, so that we forget
to participate (see also Monday Night
Football)
Suburban Angst: the realization that the new SUV won't fit in the garage
Star Wars: life is exactly like Star Wars - except, in this corner of the galaxy,
everyone thinks Darth Vadar acts
Presidential, Storm Trooper armor is
considered fashionable, and people in
the Empire call the Rebel Alliance a
bunch of attention-seeking complainers
who should stop running around the
galaxy bustin' shit up
SUV (Suburban Utility Vehicle): a gated community on wheels
Trotskyist: emaciated adolescents who spend too much time chain smoking
and drinking bad coffee. They talk
about the revolution in cafes, and try to
make it happen by selling bland
newspapers
Trotskyest: being the most Trotsky. E.g. "David is Trotsky, Edna is
Trotskyer, but Ezmerelda is the
Trotskyest."
Victory: longer chains, bigger cages.
Voting: see victory.
Weekend: when you buy back what you made during the week
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