Let's pretend money has nothing to do with politics. Let's pretend our votes count
as much as the millions spent by the rich on politicians. Let's pretend all rich people
work really hard, thousands of times harder than anyone else. Let's pretend violent
entertainment is really good for us, harmless really. Let's pretend that our sexuality
isn't packaged and sold to us. Let's pretend business and politics are two entirely
different things. Let's pretend anything that sells is OK. Let's pretend there's nothing
scary about children pretending to murder each other. Let's pretend justice is blind.
Let's pretend everyone profits. Let's pretend that somebody must be taking care of
people when they are hungry, homeless, and ill. Let's pretend that tax shelters are
for us too. Let's pretend advertising is news and information. Let's pretend it's really
fine for a few people to make millions of dollars from the labor of people who can't
afford to miss a day of work. Let's pretend nothing will change. Let's all pretend we're
being told the truth by people who have profits to be gained by telling us lies. Let's
pretend the police only harass, arrest, and shoot people who deserve to be harassed,
arrested, and shot. Let's pretend the poor are used to starving. Let's pretend America
was discovered by Europeans. Let’s pretend corporate business exploits foreign labor
so we can save money. Let's pretend that it's just a coincidental relationship between
the advertisements we see and the things we want. Let's all pretend that our jobs,
homes, health, education, self-image, ideology, history, and addictions have only a
secondary relationship to profit. Let's all pretend life is just a game.