AMERICAN CANTO LVIII

Peel away the thin skin of civility
covering advertising,
and,
like an onion,
the truth underneath can make you cry:

Alcoa:
We can't wait for tomorrow
(and another country to exploit)

Coca Cola:
the global high sign
(maybe we didn't take the cocaine out after all)
Things go better with Coke
(especially osteoporosis)

Eveready batteries:
Power to spare
(pollution to spare)

Ford:
Quality is Job 1
(except for the Edsel thing,
and that Pinto thing,
and that SUV thing)

GE:
We bring good things to life
(and put good things to death)

GM:
People building transportation to serve people
(and dismantling transportation that served people)

IBM:
A tool for modern times
(We can help you
run your holocaust more efficiently)

MasterCard:
For everything with a price,
there's MasterCard
(Your working so we don't have to:
priceless)

McDonald's
You deserve a break today
(unless you work for us)

Monsanto
Without chemicals
life itself would be impossible
(At least,
we would be unprofitable)

Texaco
We're working to keep your trust
(the hell with you,
we're working to keep our trust
from those anti-trust investigators)

Today's commercials have been brought to you by Corporate Contempt

Michael Ceraolo