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Phil, That's very true, All of us have choices and we just have to make the right ones. Bob K ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Carlson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 9:41 AM Subject: RE: [Winona] On Wal-Mart > [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 > _______________________________________________ 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
