wal-mart; better than slavery

El_Kabong
El_Kabong Posts: 4,141
edited July 2006 in A Moving Train
here ya go, ffg, a good balance of the pros and cons of wal-mart!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j5_socpd5Q
standin above the crowd
he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,889
    Please name me one source that shows someone was required to work at Wal-Mart.


    Hey, how about naming me one source that shows Wal-mart forces people to shop at Wal-Mart stores?


    Hell, I hate Wal-mart and very rarely ever shop there. And if the sex dicrimination is true it is ridiculous and should be dealt with.

    If you can get people to stop shopping at wal-mart and people to stop working at wal-mart, good for you, but I don;t think it matters in reality...a place where far too many of us refuse to live.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • melodious
    melodious Posts: 1,719
    sounds like a boy-cott thread.
    all insanity:
    a derivitive of nature.
    nature is god
    god is love
    love is light
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    cincybearcat wrote:
    Please name me one source that shows someone was required to work at Wal-Mart.


    Hey, how about naming me one source that shows Wal-mart forces people to shop at Wal-Mart stores?


    Hell, I hate Wal-mart and very rarely ever shop there. And if the sex dicrimination is true it is ridiculous and should be dealt with.

    If you can get people to stop shopping at wal-mart and people to stop working at wal-mart, good for you, but I don;t think it matters in reality...a place where far too many of us refuse to live.

    To the first 2 statements: Point to me where someone claimed there was such a source.

    So it wouldn't matter to the smaller businesses in these towns that Walmart drives into the ground if more people decided to stop shopping at Walmart and brought their business back to them?
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • denverfan
    denverfan Posts: 218
    Hillarious...why is everyone down on wal-mart here??? I dont see anything wrong with wal-mart and my opinion derives from walking into the local store and watching all the wal-mart employees picking their asses and texting on their atari cell phones...isn't there a better cause we can focus on?
    "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity but they've always worked for me." Gonzo

    'If my fuckin' ex-wife told me to take care of her dog while her and her new boyfriend went to Honolulu, I'd tell her to go fuck herself." -The Dude

    Whisky Drinker, Non-Hunter from Denver.
  • melodious
    melodious Posts: 1,719
    walmart = white trash
    all insanity:
    a derivitive of nature.
    nature is god
    god is love
    love is light
  • denverfan
    denverfan Posts: 218
    melodious wrote:
    walmart = white trash

    Pearl Jam is proud of their Wal-Mart shopping white trash fans!
    "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity but they've always worked for me." Gonzo

    'If my fuckin' ex-wife told me to take care of her dog while her and her new boyfriend went to Honolulu, I'd tell her to go fuck herself." -The Dude

    Whisky Drinker, Non-Hunter from Denver.
  • PaperPlates
    PaperPlates Posts: 1,745
    melodious wrote:
    walmart = white trash

    Me thinks melodious ran out of weed or something. Got the "crabbies".
    Why go home

    www.myspace.com/jensvad
  • Number 18
    Number 18 Posts: 132
    Wal-Mart...better than slavery? Barely.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,889
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    To the first 2 statements: Point to me where someone claimed there was such a source.

    So it wouldn't matter to the smaller businesses in these towns that Walmart drives into the ground if more people decided to stop shopping at Walmart and brought their business back to them?


    Wow...who'd a thunk you'd answer my questions to Kabong? ;) Aw, I'm just kidding...a little buzzed.

    There isn't a source. Wal-mart exists because people are want them to be around. It's a losing battle is all I'm saying...waste of time.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • melodious
    melodious Posts: 1,719
    denverfan wrote:
    Pearl Jam is proud of their Wal-Mart shopping white trash fans!
    good come-back ;) .
    all insanity:
    a derivitive of nature.
    nature is god
    god is love
    love is light
  • Purple Hawk
    Purple Hawk Posts: 1,300
    wal-mart takes a lot of heat...I was curious...what do social activists think about Target?

    personally, I can't handle Wal-mart's clientele. the store is cheaper, but I'd rather pay the extra dough to shop with people who are of the same species as me.
    And you ask me what I want this year
    And I try to make this kind and clear
    Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
    Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
    And desire and love and empty things
    Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
  • melodious
    melodious Posts: 1,719
    cincybearcat wrote:
    .... Wal-mart exists because people are want them to be around. It's a losing battle is all I'm saying...waste of time.
    good points; worrying and crying and trying to spread one's owns concerns is a waste of time when everyone talks about how cool idea is but won't get off apathy train...i almost bet that...........well....never mind....it's really sad when we let senate rule our freedom away and let big cheap-o corps like walmart steal your family's property under eminant domain...

    i see walmart as a giant cult; no sh*t.
    all insanity:
    a derivitive of nature.
    nature is god
    god is love
    love is light
  • melodious
    melodious Posts: 1,719
    Purple Hawk wrote:
    wal-mart takes a lot of heat...I was curious...what do social activists think about Target?
    good question; i wonder the same
    all insanity:
    a derivitive of nature.
    nature is god
    god is love
    love is light
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    cincybearcat wrote:
    Wow...who'd a thunk you'd answer my questions to Kabong? ;) Aw, I'm just kidding...a little buzzed.

    There isn't a source. Wal-mart exists because people are want them to be around. It's a losing battle is all I'm saying...waste of time.

    yeah, yeah....:D

    perhaps if more people become aware of walmart's policies then less people would want them around...just a thought. if a person found out their significant other was cheating then they might decide to give them the boot. I guess i'm not as apathetic as you are.
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,889
    melodious wrote:
    good points; worrying and crying and trying to spread one's owns concerns is a waste of time when everyone talks about how cool idea is but won't get off apathy train...i almost bet that...........well....never mind....it's really sad when we let senate rule our freedom away and let big cheap-o corps like walmart steal your family's property under eminant domain...

    i see walmart as a giant cult; no sh*t.

    Good for you...don't shop there...keep posting on a band's website to not shop there...do what ever you want, no harm in trying, except that you will be wasting your time. ;)

    Wanna bet whether or not you can bring down Wal-mart? I gotz me some cash kiddo.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,889
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    yeah, yeah....:D

    perhaps if more people become aware of walmart's policies then less people would want them around...just a thought. if a person found out their significant other was cheating then they might decide to give them the boot. I guess i'm not as apathetic as you are.

    Shit...don;t tell my wife...I need the income. ;)

    You certainly aren;t as apethetic as me.....I honestly think this is a lost cause.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    cincybearcat wrote:
    Shit...don;t tell my wife...I need the income. ;)

    You certainly aren;t as apethetic as me.....I honestly think this is a lost cause.


    sometimes ya gotta try even if you aren't guaranteed a win. :)
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • flywallyfly
    flywallyfly Posts: 1,453
    Purple Hawk wrote:
    wal-mart takes a lot of heat...I was curious...what do social activists think about Target?

    personally, I can't handle Wal-mart's clientele. the store is cheaper, but I'd rather pay the extra dough to shop with people who are of the same species as me.


    Target runs cool hip advertising. Plus they have that dog with the red patch around his eye. WalMart has that stupid smiley ball lowering prices as he gets wage concessions from China. I'm going with the kickass dog. Target wins. Yay !!!
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,889
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    sometimes ya gotta try even if you aren't guaranteed a win. :)


    Then I'm headed to Africa to get me some Jolie.

    Good luck, I have no love for Wal-mart, but I seriously doubt anyone's ability to stop that beast.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,889
    flywallyfly wrote:
    Target runs cool hip advertising. Plus they have that dog with the red patch around his eye. WalMart has that stupid smiley ball lowering prices as he gets wage concessions from China. I'm going with the kickass dog. Target wins. Yay !!!


    Umm....I do shop at Target. I just bought some storage totes there...Am I going to hell?
    hippiemom = goodness

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