"The Real Matrix"

I am stunned.

I cannot believe that literally almost every company I have known and lived my life using their products or services has contracts with the DoD. I enjoyed Turse's article, it was an entertaining and interesting way to take a glimpse into an average person's life, ( an average person who also thinks they are far away from supporting the war) and seeing how intertwined consumerism and the military are.

Its funny to me that I have never once thought about my consumerism in connection with the military. I wonder how many people actually critically think about the impact they have on the world by what they consume? I guess no one I know has, becuase I've never had a conversation about it before in my life.

It only fosters my thinking that this world is completly run and ruled by money. I despise that notion but I guess it is the truth. I'd like to think that there is so much more to life than making money. Its jarring to grow up with one mind set and then find out the world is not what you thought it was! Life is still good though : )

I was suprised by some of the companies that have contracts with the DoD. Actually I was suprised by all of the consumer based ones. Its not suprising to see that manufacturing and technology companies have stakes within the military because one would think that is obvious.
Kellogs? Charmin? Crest? NBC? ....it goes farther than the name brand, but who owns the company. I think that is why I was so suprised, becuase we as a society only know the brand name on the package and usually dont know the parent company and all of its business partners and transactions.

All I know is that I am going to go home today and take a critical eye to everything I own and use and try to think about this article! Kinda cool that one article can make me open up my eyes so much.