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 Tuesday November 19, 2002 01:08 by Andrew Bushard - Autonomy Party autonomy_party at wowmail dot com 175 Briar Gate Road, I18, Mankato, MN 56001 USA 507-385-0470
 An article discussing a fast in the USA for 2 good causes. I believe it is most noble to resist and destroy the evil of this world. This should be a main purposes of one's existence. One issue that concerns me greatly is the issue of how the alcohol industry has destroyed this country. To me it a huge issue, but few others are much concerned. Many throughout history have argued and have demonstrated how this industry ruins humanity. As a person who has experienced second hand alcoholism, I can testify that alcohol = tears and sadness. We hear endless talk from conservatives about family values, but they are often spineless jellyfish about the issue of alcohol. On the other side of the coin, Marxists often express disdain about capitalism's injustice, but do not often enough boycott an industry which profits off the destruction of human health, the liquor industry. I believe it behooves both family value conservatives and anti capitalist Marxists among others to resist the decadent liquor industry. I believe that we should be boycotting and otherwise resisting what we find most repugnant.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7As a representative of the worldwide liquor industry, speaking on behalf of such multinationals as Diageo and Bacardi, I'd like to concede defeat and graciously throw in the towel. We have begun the long process of turning all of our distilleries into lentil processing factories and our breweries should be reborn within a couple of months as greenhouses for organic vegetables.
This fast, bravely pursued by Andrew of Mankato, caught us all by surprise and we were left with simply no choice but to submit immediately and wind up our industry. In the face of this brave act, all of our forces are rendered impotent. Our legions of PR strategists are for once speechless, our dozens of bought governments around the world are in chaos and our corporate hierarchy are dejected, demoralised and defeated.
However, there is hope. Although it may cause our profits to dissappear completely and will very likely bankrupt us within hours, we will persevere and introduce some brave new brands to the market. With Guinness Kidney Beans (TM), Smirnoff Organic Rice (TM) and Bacardi Lentils, we hope to reconquer our historic market and re-establish our position as market leaders with unparalleled brand recongnition.
Lastly we would like to deliver a humble plea to the global public. We have been informed that there are plans afoot among the alcoholic community for one of their number to engage in a fast against our transformation. We beg you to hold your fire. Another catastrophic fast, even if it only lasts a few days, would utterly ruin us, destroy the jobs of thousands of workers and sink the global economy into an interminable depression. Please think of the children.
If you want to get pissed, brew your own and don't give a penny (sorry, an EU cent) to the multinationals. Wine is particularly easy to make. Try native Irish fruits and flowers - not to mention nettles, sloes and other such interesting plants. And I'm told spuds can be used to make something even stronger.
Even if they were using me as a 'test case' for the presence of ethanol ;-)
There are serveral homebrewing kits available over the internet. Also, I saw a mini whiskey kit available from the natural shop in Ranelagh (just opposite Xtra Vision, two doors down from M. McDowell's office).
Not only are these far healthier alternatives in (no additives, preservatives etc) insofar as drinking can be but the cost difference is huge. These became quite popular in the 80's when the price of alcohol began to rise strongly for the first time.
I think this is going to take off again as I'd imagine €5 for a pint of warm beer served in a place where you can't get a seat (or have a smoke/eat) would be going above the price threshold for most.
It might just be fun, too. Unless of course Mickey Martin spots a keg on his way to visit his collegue.