' _ ~~ 'Ihe UPEI SUN, 'Ihursday, Feb. 2, 1978. page 7 I'm going to give you

the same Sermon but with a new twist.Instead of piling the blame on the individual, I hope to put the blame where it really belongs;in the hands of the inhuman corporations and multi— nationals;and the impro- vident government that would rather flush our mon—

ey down through a system that backs up every year,

is going to happen to all the energy you're saving? I can tell you. They are .going to waste it on some innane plan in which they

‘ OJI energy is running out.’I'hat's what they tell us.It can only last anotb . er few years.They tell us that we have to conserve what we have,so that it will last a little longer.

It seems strange to me, that they put the onus of saving energy on V the indiv— idual.Is it the individual who is spendinglgross amou- nts of energy on useless are the beneficiaries, not indestructable commodities us. 'I'ney're telling us like disposable cups,cars, to save energy so they can and stick pens?Is it the in— spend it on something they dividual who is spending will tell us we need. huge amounts of money on I predict that the en- useless jobs that are design- ergy we save by not shav— ed to waste time and energy? ing this morning will go

listening,it should sound then help 11119 People eStab' . No it is not the individ— towards manufacturing , a bit familiar. * liSh a Stable‘eoonany- ual;it's them. more disposable razors. I r \ let's talk about Ener- predict that the gas we JUNK save.It appears to me to be save by walking to school

.. - , , another sly government pro- will be spent on more Charlie was a drunk. He beat his Wife - - - dhe di '1: like , 1f. gramme to take the blame Bricklins. I predict

Does this sound at all repetitious?It should.You'- ve been hearing this ser- mon for at least ten years. Even if you haven't been

He would say: I'm no good. I'm rotten. ' I'm useless. I'm garbage.

He got angry.

But Charlie was a good artist.

"I'm proud of my work," he would say.

I asked him, "What would you do if I 'Ibld you that your paintings were junk?"

"I'd belt you in‘ the mouth."

But Charlie keeps telling God,

"Hey God, you made JUNK when you made me That's what you kids do when you

Put yourselves down.

away from themselves and those corporate non- entities that support them. Notonly that,but guess where they laid this famed blame? You guessed it.

Step right up folks, and meet the ever popular Man — in - the Mirror.It's a circus all right.We_paid our money at the electoral gate a long time ago,an'd now we find ourselves in the centre ring,waiting for the lions.

that the time you save by eating at McDonald's will be wasted holding your stomach. '

It's like putting your last ninety—three cents into the balloon market, and having your father start popping them with the cigar that you bought him. All the while he's saying that you shouldn't waste your money on such trash anyway.

But it is our fault.

The problem is that the common person,that's J you and me,has been taken

Quit knocking God's work. He made you. AND GOD DOESN'T MAKE JUNK!

It'sYOur fault for not screaming bloody murder. It's our fault for being such willing victims. We

in by the big advertising

‘ mechines.'lhe problem is that we've been told for so long Still have a few balloons that it's our fault,that left, let's not blow them we've come to believe it.- too.

Ask yourself this: What R-J. Naim-

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The present wage rates of $2.70 and $2.35 have bean in effect since July 1, 1977.

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