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Dark n Stormy Knight

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18. If you were to say "take action" if would make more sense. The way I see it, the Waltons are
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 04:29 AM
Dec 2012

responsible for their own greed and for the mistreatment of their employees. No one else need take responsibly for the Waltons' actions. Even if they were brought up by wolves, or selfish capitalists, and didn't initially know what they were doing was harmful, they've heard from enough activists that they've known for a while now.

People need to "point at" a problem before they can take action to solve it. Then they have to figure out what action to take. Why are you so down on average people who don't know how to solve the problem rather than the The Waltons, who, again, see that big picture just fine and have all the resources in they need to figure out how they can not be total dicks and still be freaking millionaires. Most other people are busy trying to make it day to day and don't see the big picture and so what to do is not so obvious. Those would be the employees.

As for the ones bringing the "baskets of money." No one customer is doing that, so once again, they don't see the big picture, the whole basket. I'd bet most Americans have no idea who owns Walmart and how incredibly wealthy they are or how poorly they treat their employees. And, of course, some don't care.

Why America Is Severely Broken [View all] MrScorpio Dec 2012 OP
This boozer stuck her nose........ Capt.Rocky300 Dec 2012 #1
same reason she's sticking her nose into education everywhere else in the country: $$$$$$ HiPointDem Dec 2012 #2
Didn't know she was doing that. Thanks. Capt.Rocky300 Dec 2012 #3
all the waltons are. the waltons' foundations have a big share in funding the whole HiPointDem Dec 2012 #12
To harvest public assets. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #5
It will continue. 99Forever Dec 2012 #4
These People... sheshe2 Dec 2012 #6
My REPUBLICAN father in-law does not see a problem at all. Democratopia Dec 2012 #7
Good luck with that. I have pretty much disowned all my RW relatives. I just cannot have that Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #14
America will stay broken as long as Jamaal510 Dec 2012 #8
why can't she create a job by hiring a driver? Skittles Dec 2012 #9
Isn't that the truth... defacto7 Dec 2012 #10
She is not the problem. The people who think they can "ask" are. Until they an jtuck004 Dec 2012 #11
yes. people need to stop crediting these people with good intentions -- they have none. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #13
The way you describe her sounds like a problem to me. Yes, people need to address the problem, but Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #15
It's so much easier to point at someone else than it is to take responsiblity. jtuck004 Dec 2012 #17
If you were to say "take action" if would make more sense. The way I see it, the Waltons are Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #18
Go ahead and get rid of the Waltons, you will get run over in the stampede to jtuck004 Dec 2012 #19
I don't disagree with your points about labor unions and organizing, Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #21
More excuses... That's enough. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2012 #22
You're funny. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #23
Old Man Sam must be spinning in his grave ChachaCha Dec 2012 #16
The Waltons, WalMart, and other Global Corporations are doing... bvar22 Dec 2012 #20
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