The War on Wal-Mart
Now I'm not going to sit here and sell you on the pros behind W-M's strategic avenue for success, their shocking business practices, and surprising community service, because for those of you who care to know www.walmartfacts.com gives an undisputed brag sheet that may just enlighten you (or add fuel to your fire, depending on your view of Bowling for Columbine).
As politicing continues to lean more and more towards the aggression levels of a good sectarian soccer game in Northern Ireland, one thing is for sure, when the silent majority of America speaks, no one wants to listen. It's not just the "rednecks" in the "ignorant South" keeping W-M alive, becuase if it was then we'd all be spitin chew with our rebel flag wife-beaters. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what you think of the big bad boys from Bentonville because you buy what they sell, end of story. Americans must not care (which after the events of 9/11 that seems more difficult to swallow), or are actually starting to not buy-into the media-blitz that defames W-M on a daily basis. The vocal minority will always rule as long as it has a media ready and willing to voice it's opinion as majority fact.
What brings this thought to my blog today (a long overdue blog and I promise to do more) is the fact that there are so few vocal proponents to W-M, yet over 80% of America shops there (yes 80%). The spark to my mild flame came from another slanderous post by a Fast Company blogger...A Fast Company Blogger. I think that's what bothers me most, that it's ok for anyone to bash the big boy on any forum, and not just once to get there point across, but over-and-over again because it seems liberal to do so, and acting liberal is apparently "in". I didn't mind the anti-W-M rhetoric the first time (as I can appreciate one's point of view on any forum, even on a company blog that would probably like to stay more nuetral on societal issues), but to continue to use this forum as a potitical soapbox made Fast Company lose a customer. I posted a comment to Kevin Ohannessian's post so feel free to catch a glimpse of my educated remark to Mr. Ohannessian's post on our terrible society that doesn't push for grocery baggers and cart pushers to unionize and make $24 a hour with more smoke breaks than you can put in your pipe and, well, smoke.
As politicing continues to lean more and more towards the aggression levels of a good sectarian soccer game in Northern Ireland, one thing is for sure, when the silent majority of America speaks, no one wants to listen. It's not just the "rednecks" in the "ignorant South" keeping W-M alive, becuase if it was then we'd all be spitin chew with our rebel flag wife-beaters. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what you think of the big bad boys from Bentonville because you buy what they sell, end of story. Americans must not care (which after the events of 9/11 that seems more difficult to swallow), or are actually starting to not buy-into the media-blitz that defames W-M on a daily basis. The vocal minority will always rule as long as it has a media ready and willing to voice it's opinion as majority fact.
What brings this thought to my blog today (a long overdue blog and I promise to do more) is the fact that there are so few vocal proponents to W-M, yet over 80% of America shops there (yes 80%). The spark to my mild flame came from another slanderous post by a Fast Company blogger...A Fast Company Blogger. I think that's what bothers me most, that it's ok for anyone to bash the big boy on any forum, and not just once to get there point across, but over-and-over again because it seems liberal to do so, and acting liberal is apparently "in". I didn't mind the anti-W-M rhetoric the first time (as I can appreciate one's point of view on any forum, even on a company blog that would probably like to stay more nuetral on societal issues), but to continue to use this forum as a potitical soapbox made Fast Company lose a customer. I posted a comment to Kevin Ohannessian's post so feel free to catch a glimpse of my educated remark to Mr. Ohannessian's post on our terrible society that doesn't push for grocery baggers and cart pushers to unionize and make $24 a hour with more smoke breaks than you can put in your pipe and, well, smoke.
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