Woman in Line at Starbucks Explains the Evils of Corporations
“We’re slaves to the corporatocracy,” declared Cindy Willis, 24, of Portland, Oregon, “The corporations are the ones with all the power. We’re sheep to them.”
As Ms. Willis proceeded to order her Starbucks latte, she explained, “The only way to beat the corporations is to support small businesses. Don’t go to the big home improvement store and don’t buy fast food at multinational chains. If we support their business, then they’ll make more profit and continue to have all the power.”
When asked how exactly the corporations exert their power over the world, Ms. Willis explained, “They pay the special interest groups to send lobbyists to Washington and to fund the campaigns of politicians directly. The corporations are in the pockets of all the politicians, so the politicians have to do what the corporations want, or they won’t be reelected.”
Ms. Willis stepped back for a moment to pay for her latte, and then as she stepped up to the section of the counter where she would receive her order, she shook her head and said, “It makes me sick how the news media and the politicians all want to distract us from this issue. They want to tell us about who’s getting married or having a baby in Hollywood or about some unimportant thing happening in sports, but we need to focus on the real problem, which is how we’re slaves to corporations.”
Ms. Willis turned back to the counter as the woman behind it handed the latte to Ms. Willis, and she took a sip before saying, “I just think enough people don’t realize what’s really going on. We need to take action. We need to stop giving multinational corporations our business and support small businesses instead.”
Ms. Willis was then asked how often she comes to Starbucks, and she replied, “At least twice a day. I meet a lot of like-minded people here, and I love their lattes.”
Ms. Willis is hoping to spread awareness of the power of corporations on social media. “My page has over 150 likes now,” she says, and she hopes it will be a catalyst for change in the future.
