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In reply to the discussion: Protests temporarily close malls, shut down trains [View all]PosterChild
(1,307 posts)51. I'm simply quoting...
...from and responding to the news article linked to in the OP. This tells us that "rallies were held nationwide to protest a grand jury's recent decision" and reports how the protesters have turned "their attention to disrupting commerce".
At the Galleria protest, presumably about the Michael Brown shooting:
the protesters sprawled onto the floor while chanting, "Stop shopping and join the movement".
At the Magnificent Mile protest:
a member of the Let Us Breathe Collective, which has been taking supplies such as gas masks to protesters in Ferguson called Friday "a day of awareness and engagement. We want them to think twice before spending that dollar today," she said of shoppers. "As long as black lives are put second to materialism, there will be no peace."
What does shopping have to do with the Michael Brown shooting? And how does vilifying shoppers lead to better wages and working conditions?
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20141129/us-ferguson-99187fa219.html
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So you believe that 99.999% of shoppers are not actively working to understand the issues?
Bjorn Against
Nov 2014
#69
There were a couple of cameras there but I am not sure which news outlets they were
Bjorn Against
Nov 2014
#11
I am pretty sure the customers noticed the locked doors and the hundreds of people along the road.
Bjorn Against
Nov 2014
#15
Of course, Wal-Mart is a major advertiser of theirs they won't do anything to upset them
Bjorn Against
Nov 2014
#17
For a perfect holiday movie about American consumerism with humor and activism WATCH:
appalachiablue
Nov 2014
#8
Ah yes. I am certain that you really care about the poor and the small businesses.
Live and Learn
Nov 2014
#36
Why not try a simple site search? You might actually learn something from it. nt
Live and Learn
Nov 2014
#44
So risk is the operative word here. You think those willing to gamble deserve riches
Live and Learn
Nov 2014
#57