Thursday, May 27, 2004
RETAIL RAGE
I went to Wal-Mart yesterday and, upon approaching the entrance, was smacked right in the face with irony. Right there, next to the automatic doors, was a huge display of assorted flowers made up to look like an American flag. A lot of people probably thought that was just delightful, but I don’t think patriotic pride is what Wal-Mart was full of.
I couldn’t believe the audacity of the whole scene. Isn’t Wal-Mart the company that was caught hiring illegal immigrants and paying them slave wages for janitorial service? Isn’t Wal-Mart the company that used to claim “We Buy American,” all the while using Chinese sweat shop labor? And wasn’t Wal-Mart among the companies taking out ”Dead Peasant” policies on it’s employees, insuring THEMSELVES, not the families, when an employee would die? Yes, yes and yes. How American! How patriotic! How horrible.
The bottom line is that Wal-Mart is a disgrace and seeing their little “display” made me sick to my stomach. The least I can do is not shop there anymore. I’m not going to patronize a business that shockingly arrogant.
I went to Wal-Mart yesterday and, upon approaching the entrance, was smacked right in the face with irony. Right there, next to the automatic doors, was a huge display of assorted flowers made up to look like an American flag. A lot of people probably thought that was just delightful, but I don’t think patriotic pride is what Wal-Mart was full of.
I couldn’t believe the audacity of the whole scene. Isn’t Wal-Mart the company that was caught hiring illegal immigrants and paying them slave wages for janitorial service? Isn’t Wal-Mart the company that used to claim “We Buy American,” all the while using Chinese sweat shop labor? And wasn’t Wal-Mart among the companies taking out ”Dead Peasant” policies on it’s employees, insuring THEMSELVES, not the families, when an employee would die? Yes, yes and yes. How American! How patriotic! How horrible.
The bottom line is that Wal-Mart is a disgrace and seeing their little “display” made me sick to my stomach. The least I can do is not shop there anymore. I’m not going to patronize a business that shockingly arrogant.
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