Zen and the art of propaganda
Justin Sodano is a brave man. When AdBusters posted a column about the Zen Television Experiment most culturally inferior Western Imperialists turned tail and ran: “Hell, no, I’m not watching teevee with the sound off for thirty minutes! I paid good money for five matching speakers and a subwoofer!” But not Sodano. He took them at their word, followed their silly directions, and then astutely ragged on them. Why the hell don’t they hold a Zen Book Experiment? Or…
Zen Beer Experiment — Finish your beer. Now stare at the bottle (can, for those in trailerparks) for ten minutes. You want another, don’t you? I’m up, so I’ll get one for you.
Zen Nature Experiment — Find the nearest Grizzly country. Walk for miles out into those hills, then blindfold yourself and try not to get scared at every little sound.
Zen Driving Experiment — Go to your nearest performance car dealership. Ask to take a test drive, then just sit behind the wheel, humming tunelessly, until the salesman gets so creeped that he calls the manager.
Zen Blog Experiment — Click over to Blogger. Open up a new blog, and, without posting, hit publish and then view site. Write an angry email to yourself about the lack of posts of late. Then link Tony just to do your part.
Annoyed yet? Frustrated? Of course you are, because your puny mind has been drained of all awareness by camera moves, zooms, and cuts. So lets all turn off the teevee, learn to think clearly, and in a few short months we’ll all be able to immolate ourselves without flinching.
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