• Oct. 15, 2006
The Undermining of Society
Hey
there!
We watched the new anti-Wal*Mart documentary last night called Wal*Mart: The
High Cost of Low Price. I may offend any Wal*Mart aficionados who might
read this, so hold your tummies! This is gonna get hot!!! 
WAL*MART IS
VILE!!!!!!!
I have come to
realize what a terrible, disgusting, horrendous monster giant Wal*Mart
is. Do you realize that Wal*Mart has the largest number of employees of
any company that are eligible for Medicaid and other state/province welfare
programs? These employees are educated on how to fill out the
paperwork for programs like this. Can you imagine? A company who
rakes in BILLIONS of dollars every year 'cannot afford' to give
it's employees proper healthcare benefits? Goodness me!!!
A garment that a young girl in
Very often Wal*Marts do not have enough employees. Is it because they
haven't had enough applications? No! It is because they are
purposely under-employing their stores and having the employees work overtime
for no pay or else lose their jobs. There are hundreds
of millions of dollars in unpaid work done for Wal*Mart. Did you
know that?
All they want is money. Once you have paid your dues and walked out the
doors, they don't care about you anymore. There are many many, many cases
that have been reported of crime in the Wal*Mart parking lots. Rape,
abduction, theft, murder, robbery, trauma, even murder! It's
not because they don't have security cameras out there. Many of them do,
in fact. However, when there is no one employed to actually watch the
cameras, what is the point? I don't see one.
Please, please, oh please, don't think that this epidemic is only
limited to Wal*Mart, think of the many other 'big box' stores across the United
States of America, Canada, the U.K., and everywhere else in the world.
I'll list a few: Costco, Superstore, Carrefour, Sears, Target, etc. When
one of these comes in, everyone else is driven out. Downtown shops are
deserted. 'For
Now, to be fair, I've been in Wal*Mart, and for a time, it was the only place
we could find semi-decent, modest clothes. I still have two or three
items. Does this movement mean I'm going to burn them? No.
But as I wear these garments, I will pray for the person that made it, for the
people who are making them right this moment. God, help me to love
those people.
Am I going to buy more things there? No. Will I ever set
foot inside a Wal*Mart again? I pray not. But I want to make a
difference, and how can one person not purchasing items at Wal*Mart make a
difference? For this reason alone: I am not the only person who feels
this way, I am going to buy the movie: 'Wal*Mart: The High Cost of Low Price'
and show it to others. It's to late to keep Wal*Mart from invading my
surrounding areas, but I plan to rally together with others to stop Wal*Mart
from growing and making progress. I believe it will be a long, hard road,
but it's worth every step, I think.
Is it worth the low price? I don't think so. Do you? Are you
willing to take a stand in society and say "No!" to Wal*Mart? I
hope so. I hope that reading what I have just written will stir you to
make a move. What is the next step for you? What can you, one
lonely little person through which the world can be changed do? You are
not too small, you can make a difference. I believe it. So
can you.
Sheila
Comments
• Oct. 15, 2006
Where can I get that Movie?
Posted by reesespieces6
Thank you for being bold enough to share the truth and to say what I say to my kids every time we drive by one.. My husband will love to read this and my 12 year old said at least I am not the only radical Mom out there. But to be radical for what God has called us to do is AWESOME..
Please let me know when I can get the movie from also, I would love to spread the news.
Blessings
• Oct. 15, 2006
WalMart parasite
Posted by LorraineOfManyHats
Hi, I read your zealous post re. WalMart, and have to say that I agree. It was not long ago that I read a book by Shane Claiborne called "Irresisible Revolution", that spurred further thought on some of these same topics. I think as followers of Christ, we have to be concerned with the plight of the poor, the underprivileged, those taken advantage of and those unable to speak for themselves (for various reasons). How can we go on supporting systems in our society which only contribute to greed, deception, cruelty, abuse (of both people and the environment - both part of God's creation) and the general undermining of all that God says is right and pure. We have collectively bought into the more, more, more, thinking that has fueled the beginning and continued success of parasites like WalMart, and we need to start by repenting of this, and then making at least whatever small differences we can in our own little part of the world.
Keep being zealous for all that is dear to the heart of the Saviour - you will need the training! One day it may cost you dearly, so learn now to stand up for righteousness, without fear.
• Oct. 16, 2006
Oh-uh
Posted by Maria
I guess I hadn't really thought about it before. It's all in the heart, I guess. And then there is the China issue, so don't buy anything that's made in China either.
The nearest Wal-Mart(or other large chain store) is 40 some miles from my country home. But I heard a few weeks ago that Wal-Mart has bought 15(?) acres away from my house!!
There's a lot of things that aren't right in this sinful world.
• Oct. 17, 2006
YES!
Posted by CMMyers
Not too long ago, I wrote a blog entry entitled "the cycle of retail." I vented my frustrations about Wal Mart but didn't have the courage - as you have here - to go past the encouragement of mass-consumerism. I, too, have read and watched things on Wal Mart and the company should not be supported unless a person has no choice. Unfortunately, too many times in small towns, Wal Mart comes in and makes it so that nobody has a choice - because all competitors get driven out of business.
Anyway, thanks for your courage to write this!
• Oct. 17, 2006
You go Girl!
Posted by oratiomom
My sister-in-law works for Wal-Mart. In years past she has sat at the family holiday table and talk wonderfully of her employer. The longer she has worked for them the quieter she has become!
Your post is SO RIGHT!!!! We don't shop at Wal-Mart any more-Even though my sister-in-law still works there.
I get tired of hearing how 'the new Wal-Mart in town' is going to be so wonderful...now folks will know what they really are!
• Nov. 2, 2006
I Have A Few Questions For You
Posted by YahwehISAlmighty
1 How many brothers & sisters do you have?
2 Have you ever had to feed, dress, and give Christmas & birthday gifts to six kids?
3 What do you mean when you said, "Walmart has the largest number of employees," but then you say they don't have enough employees?
4 You complain that the men and women that work at Walmart don't get good pay and don't have decent health insurance. Well, they do have health insurance. It may not be good health insurance but it is health insurance. My own father is self-employed and we personally had decades of not having any coverage for any medical problems, whatsoever. None.
5. Now, about the pay. If they don't make what they want or need, they should go some where else that offers better pay. If they could not get a job anywhere else they should be thankful, not complaining.
6. I think that Walmart is a blessing. It provides things for big familles & poor people at an affordable price.
7. Walmart may not care a thing about anyone once they step out the door, but I don't know of a whole lot of commercial stores that do.
8 How much do you think the other companies (Walmart's competition) pay that young girl in China for that shirt that she spent so much time on?
9 I personally know lots of familles that have six to ten kids. I also know lots of people who do not have a lot of other options.
Personally, I'm thankful for Walmart. It's helped my own family through years of when we not only did not have health insurance, but we didn't even have a paycheck. When there's no income, you suddenly appreciate places like Walmart. When your trying to put food on the table, buy diapers for the babies, and all of the other necessities, at that time in your life, "Cheap" is not vile, it's a blessing.
Rachel
• Nov. 11, 2006
To A Stuck Up!
Posted by Anonymous
OK,I supported you when I first saw your blog.You seemed nice and all but you take things to far! Its good to be different but not snotty and stuck up.You seem Like you don't know what your talking about when you criticize Wall-Mart.That store has helped so many family's That can't afford much. Just because you will never know what's its like to have to shop there and you think it's not good enough for you dose not mean it's vile. I really don't want to hurt your feeling but you should not be so vile! Pleas remember these are my Feeling I don't what to heart yours.Pleas respond to me and comment in your blog I'd be interested in what you'd have to say to the person( YahwehISAlmighty) who wrote about your feelings towards Wall-Mart.
From Someone with a different opinion
