Major suckage
Amidst the joy of an awakening anti-war movement and the thrill at helping in the publication of a literary journal, I am facing a disturbing dilemma.
Yesterday, I attended an event put on by a dear friend of mine. My belief was that she was presenting some new products to be sold in a local co-op for which she volunteers.
Instead, I was treated to a sales pitch from a shyster organization called Young Life Essential Oils.
I cannot express how sad this makes me. This woman is a dear friend who helped me through difficult times. I have respected her for years. And yet, she invited me to this event and pressured me to expend major funds to become a distributor of said products.
She knows me better than most. She understands my anti-capitalist ideals. And yet ... she sat across from me and explained to me how spending enormous amounts of money for an unproven product would transform my life.
I do not know how to handle this. I have respected this woman for years for so many reasons. She is beautiful, creative, intelligent and has taught me so much about life.
I'm not angry at her for trying to sell me snake oil. I am pissed as hell that some shyster can convince this amazing, beautiful, intelligent woman that she should sell this nonsense to her friends.
If anyone out there has had a similar experience and has valuable advice, I'd be happy for suggestions.
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Friday, January 12, 2007
Posted by Ravenmn at 12:10 AM
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2 comments:
At least it's not Amway.
LOL! That's a glass half full way of looking at it. Thanks!
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