[Winona Online Democracy] Orval and WOD,
I found the story link that Orval sent (see below) a real hoot. With all the Wall Mart bashing lately - which I mostly agree with - I have to say this story of a lady getting trampled by stampeding customers is not really Wal Mart's fault. It's the customers'. I don't get in line at 6:00 am to get a $29 DVD because I don't want to live my life that way, for the same reasons I don't buy $3 bottles of wine and sleep in the gutter, or go to Vegas and spend the grocery money on blackjack and prostitutes, or reserve my Thursday nights for the WWF Smackdown. We all have choices. If your life is all desperate about getting pushy to buy cheap stuff at the discount store, then you get what you deserve. I also don't walk alone on Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis after midnight on a Saturday because I have a pretty good idea what I might find there. Same with Wal Mart at 6:00 am. This is not to get Wal Mart completely off the hook - they are deliberately exploiting the basest instincts in us. But we don't have to go there (literally and figuratively) if we don't want to. I find myself in a spasm of agreement my most conservative friends - the Devil can't make you do it, just say No! - Phil Carlson, Mpls Orval's link: http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Articles9/MickeyZ_Wal-Mart.htm _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
