STARVE THE BEAST

Friday, April 5, 2013

50 Ways to Starve the Beast

Daisy Luther  

The system now consists of the government and all aspects of Big Business. Big Agri, Big Pharma, Big Medicine, Big Food, Big Banking and Big Oil, to name a few. It seems that now it’s the Beast doing the starving, as small businesses close because they can’t compete with PLUTONOMY , the family farm is on its way out because it can’t compete with the huge, subsidized GMO mega-farms, people are going bankrupt because they can’t pay the outrageous medical bills… 

Perhaps it’s time for another financial revolution – one where people group together and use the power of the boycott to starve all the arms of this Beast that would swallow us whole. 

If we vote with our currency, eventually there will, from necessity, be a paradigm shift that returns us to simpler days, when families that were willing to work hard could make a living without selling their souls to the corporate monoliths | CORPORATOCRAZY. 

Starve the Beast by taking as many of these steps as possible…

• Grow your own food (this starves Big Agri and Big Pharma both) | Healthy Life
• Shop at local businesses with no corporate ties | Support Local Bussiness
• Use natural remedies instead of pharmaceuticals whenever possible | Healthy Life
• Homeschool your children | Education Start From Our Home
• Walk or bike instead of driving when possible | Healthy Life
• Get care from naturopaths and healers instead of doctors | Healthy Life
• Make paper logs from scraps for free heat if you have a wood-burning fireplace or stove | ECONOMIZE
• Boycott all processed foods | Healthy Life
• Shop at local farmers markets | SUPPORT LOCAL BUSSINESS
• Boycott corporate stores: Wal-Mart, Costco, Best Buy, Home Depot | SUPPORT LOCAL BUSSINESS
• Give vouchers as gifts for an evening of babysitting, a homemade meal, walking the dog, doing a repair, or cleaning | MUTUALISME
• Join a CSA or farm co-op | MUTUALISME
• Ditch television (and all the propaganda and commercials) | Parental Guidance
• Participate in the barter system – if no money changes hands, no tax can be added | MUTUALISME
• Buy secondhand from yard sales, Craigslist and thrift stores | ECONOMIZE
• Sell your unwanted goods by having a yard sale or by putting an ad on Craigslist | MUTUALISME
• Repair things instead of replacing them | LESS CONSUMERISME
• Avoid fast food restaurants and chain restaurants | HEALTHY LIFE
• Dine at locally owned establishments if you eat out | SUPPORT LOCAL BUSSINES
• Brew your own beer and wine | NO COMMENT
• Read a book, purchased second-hand or borrowed | ECONOMIZE
• Grow or gather medicinal herbs | HEALTHY LIFE
• Give homemade gifts | ECONOMIZE
• Attend free local activities: lectures, concerts, play days at the park, library events | SOCIAL INTERACTION
• Dumpster dive
• Play outside: hike, bike, picnic | HEALTHY LIFE
• Mend clothing | ECONOMIZE
• Invite someone over for dinner instead of meeting at a restaurant | ECONOMIZE
• Throw creative birthday parties at home for your kids instead of renting a venue | ECONOMIZE
• Camp instead of staying at a hotel | ECONOMIZE
• Bring your coffee with you in a travel mug | HEALTHY LIFE
• Do all of your Christmas shopping with small local businesses and artisans | SUPPORT LOCAL BUSSINES
• Reduce your electricity usage with candles, solar power and non-tech entertainment | ECONOMIZE
• Drop the thermostat and put on a sweater | HEALTHY LIFE
• Bring your snacks and drinks in a cooler when you go on a road trip | ECONOMIZE
• Stay home – it’s way easier to avoid temptation that way | ECONOMIZE
• Pack lunches for work and school | ECONOMIZE
• Make delicious homemade treats as a hostess gift | SOCIALIZED
• Close your bank account; or, at the very least, strictly limit your balance | SAVINGS
• Visit u-pick berry patches and orchards, then preserve your harvest for the winter | ECONOMIZE
• Use precious metals stored at home as your savings account | SAVINGS
• Raise backyard chickens for your own eggs | ECONOMIZE
• If you are a smoker, roll your own cigarettes – if possible go one step further and grow tobacco | NO COMMENT
• Live in a smaller, more efficient home | ECONOMIZE
• Use solar power for lighting or cooking | ECONOMIZE
• Collect rainwater for use in the garden | ECONOMIZE
• Learn to forage | HEALTHY LIFE
• Buy heavy, solid, handmade furniture instead of the flimsy imported stuff | ECONOMIZE
• At the holidays, focus on activities and traditions instead of gifts. Go for a walk or drive through the neighborhood to look at lights, get into your PJs and watch a special movie together on Christmas Eve and make certain treats that can always be expected | BE SOCIALIZED
• Make your own bath and body products using pure ingredients like coconut oil, essential oils, and herbal extracts | ECONOMIZE

Source : ACTIVIST POST

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