SHAMELESS CONSUMERISM? How Big Retail is HIJACKING a National Holiday to Fuel Your Spending Addiction (Fox News Composite)
FORGET THE FOUNDING FATHERS. This Presidents’ Day, America’s TRUE legacy is a SHAMEFUL orgy of discount mattresses, surveillance doorbells, and power tools. While we SHOULD be reflecting on leadership, mega-corporations are LAUGHING as they turn a day of historical reverence into a nationwide BUYING FRENZY. Experts are sounding the alarm: THIS is how they OWN you.
An EXCLUSIVE investigation reveals the SHOCKING truth behind these “deals.” That “58% off” memory foam mattress? Its price was INFLATED for WEEKS to fabricate a fake discount. The “smart” TV you’re scrambling to buy TRACKS your every viewing habit, selling your data to the HIGHEST BIDDER. And that sleek new Apple Watch doesn’t just monitor your health—it monitors YOUR WORTH as a consumer to a trillion-dollar tech empire.
“It’s a PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE campaign,” explains behavioral economist Dr. Alistair Vance. “They weaponize nostalgia and patriotism to trigger dopamine-driven purchases. That ‘upgraded kitchen’ or ‘new luggage set’ is a TEMPORARY SALVE for an existential dread THEY HELP CREATE. The cycle is DELIBERATE and it is RELENTLESS.”
The DARKEST part? This isn’t just about vacuums. It’s about SURRENDER. We’ve traded civic duty for Cuisinart grids, critical thought for cheap Roku sticks. As you click ‘add to cart’ on a discounted chainsaw, ask yourself one HARROWING question: Are you a citizen, or just a CONSUMPTION UNIT waiting for the next sale?
The founding fathers warned against tyranny, but they never imagined our chains would be so WELL-DESIGNED and available with free two-day shipping. This Presidents’ Day, the most American thing you can buy is your own soul back.
Author: Kayitsi.com
