There’s never been a better word-derivative pronounced…
Sadly, it’s a fit description for 116 million people - 33% of Americans.
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Very good point. I think I just might write a letter letting them know how I feel about that.
I’m not as pure as a lot of you here because I do occasionally shop at Walmart (out of necessity). So I’ll be sure to mention that I’m an actual customer.
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ha ha–you did my first thought even better than I would’ve–well played!! 
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I’m quite sure cmmtchll had their tongue firmly in their cheek while “accusing” Hillary of everything Agent Orange was actually guilty of. Those are certainly the parts I laughed at.
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The thing is, they are such a big player, and I think being overly disdainful of the people who shop there is often valid but also often just snobbery. As a corporation they do have the ability to make policies that reflect progressive values - but only if it makes sense to their bottom line. They have switched to greener lighting, because it saves them hundreds of millions for their massive stores. They hire otherwise unemployable retirees as greeters, because it’s good PR. Their minimum wage doesn’t look so bad where the economy is so poor that those cashier jobs represent precious stability and the ability to keep a roof over the family’s heads.
It’s a fine line between opportunity and exploitation, and they’ll put themselves on the wrong side every time, unless they are made to from either a regulatory or a public relations standpoint.
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My point was really more about with whom you might have more of a sense of connection, of being heard and understood, of relatability, all that, but perhaps I failed to convey it well enough. But sure, I’m naive and don’t understand the role of racism in the mix. Have a nice day.
Dollar General will never pull out - they’re a blood red company and I never shop there. Kind of surprised that Walmart realized the optics and took action but I’d never, ever shop there either.
I miss BuyBlue - that website really helped with identifying which corporations were in the tank for the 'pubs.
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Tax cuts. Period.
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UnionPacific just rescinded their donation too. “Mailed before her statements”.
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In a lot of ways, Amazon and Wal-Mart are alike. The only difference I see is the disparagement of Wal-Mart shoppers vs Amazon users and the political leanings of their founders.
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I recently moved to a small town in ruralsville, Va. having lived out west for years. This town has one of the monster stores on the highway outside of town. One nurseryman told me when Walmart first opened lots of his customers were going there, but increasingly they’ve come back. We have a great hardware store in town that seems to always have lots of people maybe because it’s been there a long time. Anyway, they’re not my thing and it’s a blight on the landscape.
PS Was in Cortez a couple summers ago, really liked the area.
Now that Amazon is trying to take over the world with Amazon Prime I’m trying to avoid them too.
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Or SOS?
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Remember when Walmart had to remove all those “Made In USA” stickers on its products that were actually made in China?
Good times.
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Nobody lost Walmart. A tweet saying they don’t support blah blah blah is nothing more than some PR person responding to a critical tweet. Spin. They’re not going to ask for any money back or stop supporting candidates with disgusting values. They know who their customers are, and it’s not people who share political views with Debra Messing.
Seriously, do you see many Walmart customers settling down in front of their TV to watch Will and Grace? I don’t. Tweet goes out to respond to another tweet, contributions go out to support deplorable candidates the tax-cutter-in-chief likes, and Jamal Kashoggi is still dead.
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I don’t really care who chooses to shop at Walmart and it’s not about being a snob, it’s political. It’s a business that is not on a human scale, that screws suppliers and workers and has no thoughts for what local businesses they’ve put out of business. Some people probably don’t have a choice and have to shop there.
My nephew got a job at one after getting out of the Army at the economic collapse when getting a job was tough. I’ve heard too many stories from him about the operations. He kept saying he was going to get out but hasn’t. He would agree with all I say but I don’t really talk about it with him or anyone for that matter.
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I shop at Walmart all the time. In the area where I live there is a remarkable difference in the cost of goods between them and others.
I am appalled at their policies, but, I am not in a financial position to start policing companies whose policies I disagree with.
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Amazon is the online version of Walmart and I honestly think much more dangerous.
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Now , if Debra had NOT tweeted that … ?
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What is this ‘requests’ shit? You DEMAND the money back right now. And I mean RIGHT NOW.
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