There are a lot of people that absolutely hate Wal-Mart and everything anywhere near connected with Wal-Mart. This pervasive hate is hard for me to understand but what do I know?
Below is a quote from the June 28, 2014 issue of my newspaper which will demonstrate my confusion...
..."philanthropy" itself is being turned into a dirty word. The New York Post reported earlier this month that more than half the members of New York's City Council had signed a letter to Wal-Mart demanding that the retailer stop donating to New York City charities. The council members even called on the recipients of Wal-Mart's largess, which provides meals to the homeless and other social services, to return the money.
There is the “Horse You Rode In On” part referred to in the Subject of this Foolishness…Or Is It?. They hate Wal-Mart so much they hate the efforts of Wal-Mart to help their poor.
Why stop at Charity Recipients Giving Back? Should we as a society go even further? Here are two furthers…
- Ask all people who have saved money at Wal-Mart s all across the Good Ole USofA to return to Wal-Mart all the money that they have saved by shopping at Wal-Mart.
- Ask all employees of Wal-Mart to return any money they have received or will receive in the form of salaries.
That ought to put Wal-Mart in its proper place and show it what we really think about it!
I have a good friend who launched into a tirade about the evils of Wal-Mart on more than one occasion. One time I asked if he had ever even been inside of a Wal-Mart and with great pride he responded, “No!”.
The Smartfella is nothing if he is not polite. I did not say anything in response but I did say to myself, “Fella, now there’s a fine example of Ignorant Hatred”.
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
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