Disagree. Some of that filth is making society worse and must be stopped.
Freedom of speech is an absolute, there are no if, buts or exceptions.
If you accept it as a principal and purport to defend it then you must also accept and defend the right for others to say things that you personally find offensive.
If you disagree with their words and opinions you should not seek to have them silenced but endevor to change them with the weight of your own.
hhmmm...I haven't seen nor heard of any restoration in my area where there are THREE SUPER Wal-Mart's within a 15 miles radius...not necessarily saying that it doesn't happen, just all I see is the stores, no restoration...
There can only be restoration if they build on or through a stream, or on a wetland. Not every store is built on one, most of the SuperWalmarts are in very urbanized areas, thus the stream has long since been destroyed and put into a pipe, only the rural new super walmarts that are expanding the burbs actually destroy streams and wetlands. Trust me, the restoration happens, its all I do, all over the country.....not just for box companies, for a very large number of government, private, and coorporate clients.
Cheers,
NEWAGEHIPPIE
Keep your eyes open, eventually something will happen....
Freedom of speech is an absolute, there are no if, buts or exceptions.
If you accept it as a principal and purport to defend it then you must also accept and defend the right for others to say things that you personally find offensive.
If you disagree with their words and opinions you should not seek to have them silenced but endevor to change them with the weight of your own.
Word.
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Aless
Tell them you love them. Never let the mundane, the unimportant, or worse, the misunderstood, be the final words of parting.
And what percentage of your income did you donate...?
it's also also not a huge percentage of mine and my wife's income. but as a percentage of what money we have after all expenses it is pretty good amount. enough that i did get certain things i would like to "have". i pass on some things in order to donate money and time to charities. besides, i also don't put out press releases or make commercials talking about what i donated to improve my public image.
I've had friends who've worked for Walmart. All the crap you hear about them is true. Yes, they donate to charities, but they also destroy small businesses, treat their employees like crap, and sell really crappy products. Almost every electronic device or piece of clothing I bought from there didn't last a month.
My friend has worked there for 4 years. They make her work 12 hour shifts with few breaks and no overtime, and she doesn't get paid that much to begin with. Plus their health insurance is only offered to full time employees in most cases, and most of their employees are part time, yet end up working full time hours.
Walmart sucks.
ALL big corporations donate to charity these days. It's called "corporate social responsibility" and it makes them look good in terms of PR. That way they can bang on about how good they are, they did this and that, and gave this much away, and so on, and therefore divert attention away from all their dodgy practices, of which there are many no doubt!
"We have to change the concept of patriotism to one of “matriotism” — love of humanity that transcends war. A matriarch would never send her own children off to wars that kill other people’s children." Cindy Sheehan --- London, Brixton, 14 July 1993 London, Wembley, 1996 London, Wembley, 18 June 2007 London, O2, 18 August 2009 London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012 Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 06 June 2017
Besides I just listened to that ad and its definitely not him. Close enough but this White Buffalo guy has a distinct accent from somewhere that Ed doesn't have.
Phew!!
"We have to change the concept of patriotism to one of “matriotism” — love of humanity that transcends war. A matriarch would never send her own children off to wars that kill other people’s children." Cindy Sheehan --- London, Brixton, 14 July 1993 London, Wembley, 1996 London, Wembley, 18 June 2007 London, O2, 18 August 2009 London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012 Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 06 June 2017
That is just crap. They put the other businesses out of business because people prefered Wal-Mart. Why blame them for the consumer's choice?
I'm not a fan of Wal-Mart but the bashing has just become the "IN" thing to do for those that think they are better than everyone else.
i wonder why all our our kids toys are full of lead??? couldn't have anything to do with wall-mart and the like paying bottom dollar for chinese children to make them using the shittiest quality resources available, not to mention the shitty working conditions. fuck, thing how bad THOSE kids are gonna be fucked up from that??
seriously people, we are not the only living things on the planet. there is always a reason stuff is cheap at wall-mart, and its to the detriment of people on the other side of the planet. but no!! don't want to burst my american dream bubble i've been living in! must keep enjoying those low low prices!
its to the detriment of people on the other side of the planet.
It's obviously a detriment to the people living here.
And there's something ironic about having the largest employer in the USA be a company that buys things made outside the country to sell in the USA. We are employed to sell things to each other rather than make things.
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****
Aless
Tell them you love them. Never let the mundane, the unimportant, or worse, the misunderstood, be the final words of parting.
i wonder why all our our kids toys are full of lead??? couldn't have anything to do with wall-mart and the like paying bottom dollar for chinese children to make them using the shittiest quality resources available, not to mention the shitty working conditions. fuck, thing how bad THOSE kids are gonna be fucked up from that??
seriously people, we are not the only living things on the planet. there is always a reason stuff is cheap at wall-mart, and its to the detriment of people on the other side of the planet. but no!! don't want to burst my american dream bubble i've been living in! must keep enjoying those low low prices!
Thank you!
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i wonder why all our our kids toys are full of lead??? couldn't have anything to do with wall-mart and the like paying bottom dollar for chinese children to make them using the shittiest quality resources available, not to mention the shitty working conditions. fuck, thing how bad THOSE kids are gonna be fucked up from that??
seriously people, we are not the only living things on the planet. there is always a reason stuff is cheap at wall-mart, and its to the detriment of people on the other side of the planet. but no!! don't want to burst my american dream bubble i've been living in! must keep enjoying those low low prices!
Hasn't lead been banned in kids toys, paints, etc? I think they are in Britain.
We have the same problem with all the cheapie fashion retailers that have sprung up over the past few years here - like Primark, Peacocks and so on. They can afford to provide straight off-the-catwalk dirt cheap knock-offs immediately due to the use of child labour overseas. Primark is a definite culprit. It's pretty disgusting but it feeds off the less well-off in the developed countries who flock to these cheap stores because they can't afford the real thing. It's a vicious cycle with the retailers pulling all the strings.
But then again, even Gap was caught out recently over their use of child labour.
"We have to change the concept of patriotism to one of “matriotism” — love of humanity that transcends war. A matriarch would never send her own children off to wars that kill other people’s children." Cindy Sheehan --- London, Brixton, 14 July 1993 London, Wembley, 1996 London, Wembley, 18 June 2007 London, O2, 18 August 2009 London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012 Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 06 June 2017
if it's not ed, that's the best fucking imitation i've ever heard. i've listened to pearl jam for over 15 years, 20 times live, countless thousands of times during life in general, and saw this commercial on a movie screen with full blaring crystal clear sound. i thought it was ed...
the link about the buffalo band is dead. going to google it myself now. i'd have bet money it was ed.
I'm sure their charitable and do things well, but at the end of the day capitalism is a dirty game. Anyone on top of the money chain haven't gotten there totally ethically, unless of course they can hit a baseball 400 feet.
Not so sure about that either. Look at Barry Bonds.
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wal mart is good for consumers
their buying power keeps prices low
and you can get all you need in one stop
but
their corporate model is not good for society-a lot of cost cutting trends start with wal mart and trickle to the rest of the country-thats the truth.
1. They should also be known as the store with the lowest prices in town, and they offer health care, and the insurance through them is better than at any other job you can find. Not that it makes it right, but every company that offers healthcare has "cut hours".
2. True, there doesnt need to be so many of them.
3. They don't censor anybody, its up to the artist. I have bought virtually every PJ album from there, several boots included, and not even a "fuck" has been touched.
They have a right to sell or not sell what they want. I think its pretty sweet that they have censored versions. It's mostly rap and most of that shit needs censored anyway.
thank you.... was just about to sum up the same thing....
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2012: Music Midtown
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in what context is ed in this advertisment? I don't know if ed would endorse a walmart commerical. Doesn't sound like the ed we know but things have changed apparently. Walmart is bad no matter how much they give to charities.
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What's wrong with Walmart? Here are a few things to consider when supporting them...
HEALTH CARE
Wal-Mart fails to provide health insurance to over half its employees. Who pays for it? We all do. Wal-Mart workers top Medicaid rolls in at least 16 states.
WOMEN
Wal-Mart is the subject of the largest class action lawsuit in history by current and former female employees who were paid and promoted at significantly lower rates than their male co-workers.
OUTSOURCING
If Wal-Mart were an independent nation, it would be China’s eighth-largest trading partner. (This is just fucking scary)
LOCAL ECONOMIES
For every new Supercenter that Wal-Mart opens, two local supermarkets will close. How will this affect your town? Big box stores like Wal-Mart spend nearly four times less within local and state economies as local businesses do.
WORKERS
The average pay for a Wal-Mart sales associate is $1,000 below the poverty line for a family of three.
DISCRIMINATION
Two recent lawsuits by minority employees and customers have brought to light a disturbing pattern of racial discrimination by Wal-Mart.
ENVIRONMENT
Wal-Mart has a long history of breaking environmental laws that its high-priced green-washing campaign can't hide. Its record of environmental abuse was described by one top law enforcement official as "widespread, systematic, repeated" and has incurred millions in fines from state and federal agencies.
What's wrong with Walmart? Here are a few things to consider when supporting them...
HEALTH CARE
Wal-Mart fails to provide health insurance to over half its employees. Who pays for it? We all do. Wal-Mart workers top Medicaid rolls in at least 16 states.
WOMEN
Wal-Mart is the subject of the largest class action lawsuit in history by current and former female employees who were paid and promoted at significantly lower rates than their male co-workers.
OUTSOURCING
If Wal-Mart were an independent nation, it would be China’s eighth-largest trading partner. (This is just fucking scary)
LOCAL ECONOMIES
For every new Supercenter that Wal-Mart opens, two local supermarkets will close. How will this affect your town? Big box stores like Wal-Mart spend nearly four times less within local and state economies as local businesses do.
WORKERS
The average pay for a Wal-Mart sales associate is $1,000 below the poverty line for a family of three.
DISCRIMINATION
Two recent lawsuits by minority employees and customers have brought to light a disturbing pattern of racial discrimination by Wal-Mart.
ENVIRONMENT
Wal-Mart has a long history of breaking environmental laws that its high-priced green-washing campaign can't hide. Its record of environmental abuse was described by one top law enforcement official as "widespre
ad, systematic, repeated" and has incurred millions in fines from state and federal agencies.
can't argue against that.
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Sha la la la i'm in love with a jersey girl
I love you forever and forever
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1. They are known for destroying downtown areas of smaller towns and treating their employees poorly (no health care, cutting hours so they dont have to provide it, etc.).
2. Typical greedy behavior (I'm not opposed to Capitalism but choosing not to shop there is where smart people can change their ways). They develop enormous buildings on wetlands.
3. They censor certain artists. The list goes on.
1. They should also be known as the store with the lowest prices in town, and they offer health care, and the insurance through them is better than at any other job you can find. Not that it makes it right, but every company that offers healthcare has "cut hours".
2. True, there doesnt need to be so many of them.
3. They don't censor anybody, its up to the artist. I have bought virtually every PJ album from there, several boots included, and not even a "fuck" has been touched.
They have a right to sell or not sell what they want. I think its pretty sweet that they have censored versions. It's mostly rap and most of that shit needs censored anyway.
It's great healthcare if you considered full time.
That's why they have alot of part time employees.
Don't defend them. I've lived in a town where the whole downtown area became a ghostown because of Walmart. The funny thing was people didn't realize the little supermarket that I shopped at instead of buying Walmart food was actually cheaper. People get so used to thinking that they are less expensive that Walmart even stopped putting their food on sale.
Don't get me wrong, there were some things that you had to buy at Walmart because the stores that used to sell it went out of business.
Does anyone remember the good old days of Main Street with all the shops.
I've had friends who've worked for Walmart. All the crap you hear about them is true. Yes, they donate to charities, but they also destroy small businesses, treat their employees like crap, and sell really crappy products. Almost every electronic device or piece of clothing I bought from there didn't last a month.
My friend has worked there for 4 years. They make her work 12 hour shifts with few breaks and no overtime, and she doesn't get paid that much to begin with. Plus their health insurance is only offered to full time employees in most cases, and most of their employees are part time, yet end up working full time hours.
Walmart sucks.
ALL big corporations donate to charity these days. It's called "corporate social responsibility" and it makes them look good in terms of PR. That way they can bang on about how good they are, they did this and that, and gave this much away, and so on, and therefore divert attention away from all their dodgy practices, of which there are many no doubt!
They donate to Charities because they get to claim it on their taxes.
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get up, walk away from your computer, and go outside.
Yeah, I've enjoyed it too. I just cannot possibly understand how anyone can think that is Ed...LOL!! Holy crap!
I think of most PJ fans as music snobs...clearly not the case for those deaf-tone retards.
Freedom of speech is an absolute, there are no if, buts or exceptions.
If you accept it as a principal and purport to defend it then you must also accept and defend the right for others to say things that you personally find offensive.
If you disagree with their words and opinions you should not seek to have them silenced but endevor to change them with the weight of your own.
There can only be restoration if they build on or through a stream, or on a wetland. Not every store is built on one, most of the SuperWalmarts are in very urbanized areas, thus the stream has long since been destroyed and put into a pipe, only the rural new super walmarts that are expanding the burbs actually destroy streams and wetlands. Trust me, the restoration happens, its all I do, all over the country.....not just for box companies, for a very large number of government, private, and coorporate clients.
NEWAGEHIPPIE
Keep your eyes open, eventually something will happen....
Word.
.
Aless
Tell them you love them. Never let the mundane, the unimportant, or worse, the misunderstood, be the final words of parting.
Tell them.
they kill companies
theyre like crack to commercial manufacturers
ALL big corporations donate to charity these days. It's called "corporate social responsibility" and it makes them look good in terms of PR. That way they can bang on about how good they are, they did this and that, and gave this much away, and so on, and therefore divert attention away from all their dodgy practices, of which there are many no doubt!
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London, Brixton, 14 July 1993
London, Wembley, 1996
London, Wembley, 18 June 2007
London, O2, 18 August 2009
London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012
Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
Phew!!
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London, Brixton, 14 July 1993
London, Wembley, 1996
London, Wembley, 18 June 2007
London, O2, 18 August 2009
London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012
Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
i wonder why all our our kids toys are full of lead??? couldn't have anything to do with wall-mart and the like paying bottom dollar for chinese children to make them using the shittiest quality resources available, not to mention the shitty working conditions. fuck, thing how bad THOSE kids are gonna be fucked up from that??
seriously people, we are not the only living things on the planet. there is always a reason stuff is cheap at wall-mart, and its to the detriment of people on the other side of the planet. but no!! don't want to burst my american dream bubble i've been living in! must keep enjoying those low low prices!
It's obviously a detriment to the people living here.
And there's something ironic about having the largest employer in the USA be a company that buys things made outside the country to sell in the USA. We are employed to sell things to each other rather than make things.
.
Aless
Tell them you love them. Never let the mundane, the unimportant, or worse, the misunderstood, be the final words of parting.
Tell them.
Hasn't lead been banned in kids toys, paints, etc? I think they are in Britain.
We have the same problem with all the cheapie fashion retailers that have sprung up over the past few years here - like Primark, Peacocks and so on. They can afford to provide straight off-the-catwalk dirt cheap knock-offs immediately due to the use of child labour overseas. Primark is a definite culprit. It's pretty disgusting but it feeds off the less well-off in the developed countries who flock to these cheap stores because they can't afford the real thing. It's a vicious cycle with the retailers pulling all the strings.
But then again, even Gap was caught out recently over their use of child labour.
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London, Brixton, 14 July 1993
London, Wembley, 1996
London, Wembley, 18 June 2007
London, O2, 18 August 2009
London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012
Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
the link about the buffalo band is dead. going to google it myself now. i'd have bet money it was ed.
ebay isn't evil people are
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that's interesting YOU should say that! LOL
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bullshit.
and fuck Wal-Mart
now let this thread die.
thank you.... was just about to sum up the same thing....
besides... walmart sells some kick ass beef jerky
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1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
2022: Nashville
2023: Ft. Worth II
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peep this
http://www.walmartmovie.com/
1996: Ft Lauderdale
1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
2022: Nashville
2023: Ft. Worth II
2024: Baltimore
Upcoming: 2025 Hollywood, FL Night 2
i'm gonna trust you on this.
because i don't wannta have to throw myself off a cliff.
i shop there from time to time but i fucking can't stand it. At times it can be like the Armpit of America in there.
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I love you forever and forever
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What's wrong with Walmart? Here are a few things to consider when supporting them...
HEALTH CARE
Wal-Mart fails to provide health insurance to over half its employees. Who pays for it? We all do. Wal-Mart workers top Medicaid rolls in at least 16 states.
WOMEN
Wal-Mart is the subject of the largest class action lawsuit in history by current and former female employees who were paid and promoted at significantly lower rates than their male co-workers.
OUTSOURCING
If Wal-Mart were an independent nation, it would be China’s eighth-largest trading partner. (This is just fucking scary)
LOCAL ECONOMIES
For every new Supercenter that Wal-Mart opens, two local supermarkets will close. How will this affect your town? Big box stores like Wal-Mart spend nearly four times less within local and state economies as local businesses do.
WORKERS
The average pay for a Wal-Mart sales associate is $1,000 below the poverty line for a family of three.
DISCRIMINATION
Two recent lawsuits by minority employees and customers have brought to light a disturbing pattern of racial discrimination by Wal-Mart.
ENVIRONMENT
Wal-Mart has a long history of breaking environmental laws that its high-priced green-washing campaign can't hide. Its record of environmental abuse was described by one top law enforcement official as "widespread, systematic, repeated" and has incurred millions in fines from state and federal agencies.
can't argue against that.
Sha la la la i'm in love with a jersey girl
I love you forever and forever
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It's great healthcare if you considered full time.
That's why they have alot of part time employees.
Don't defend them. I've lived in a town where the whole downtown area became a ghostown because of Walmart. The funny thing was people didn't realize the little supermarket that I shopped at instead of buying Walmart food was actually cheaper. People get so used to thinking that they are less expensive that Walmart even stopped putting their food on sale.
Don't get me wrong, there were some things that you had to buy at Walmart because the stores that used to sell it went out of business.
Does anyone remember the good old days of Main Street with all the shops.
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