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In reply to the discussion: Protests temporarily close malls, shut down trains [View all]PosterChild
(1,307 posts)66. You are right, it could be interpreted that way...
...or not. I think you have to put yourself in the place of the shoppers and consider what they might make of it and how they reacted.
Did they set down their shopping bags and join the protest? Was there a spontaneous show of support and solidarity? Or did they call mall security and move out of the area as fast as they could?
That's what counts. What they made of it and how they reacted to it. Not a dictionary definition of the words in the slogan.
So, honestly, what do you think the typical shopper made of it? Did they experience it as an invitation to join hands with other like-minded folks in an important project of equality and justice? Or did they experience it as an off-putting personal put-down?
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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