Behind Liberals' Wal-mart War

[estesbob]

"THIS suburb, contiguous with Chicago’s western edge, is 88 percent white. A large majority of the customers of the Wal-Mart that sits here, less than a block outside Chicago, are from the city and more than 90 percent of the store’s customers are African-American. "

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[Della]

George is, as usual, quite right. The liberals hate the ordinary working person not under their control, via unions or welfare. Just another reason I can never and will never vote for another Democrat again in my life time. Not that they care. They’ve written me and my dh off because we refuse to whine about our place in life and go to them, hat in hand, for an entitlement, crying, “Please sir, can we have some more!”

 

[estesbob]

George is, as usual, quite right. The liberals hate the ordinary working person not under their control, via unions or welfare. Just another reason I can never and will never vote for another Democrat again in my life time. Not that they care. They’ve written me and my dh off because we refuse to whine about our place in life and go to them, hat in hand, for an entitlement, crying, “Please sir, can we have some more!”

The left hates wal_mart becuase they are sucessful and becuase they are not uninized.

 

[CathCentrist]

George is, as usual, quite right. The liberals hate the ordinary working person not under their control, via unions or welfare. Just another reason I can never and will never vote for another Democrat again in my life time. Not that they care. They’ve written me and my dh off because we refuse to whine about our place in life and go to them, hat in hand, for an entitlement, crying, “Please sir, can we have some more!”

I disagree

 

[David_Paul]

Walmart selling groceries is what percipatated this. Supermarkets in larger cities are unionized. Democrats are willing to force low income people to pay more for food in order to protect the money they receive from the unions.

But there is a larger issue which deals with the long leftward drift of the Democratic Party. A generation ago, the party was the party of the guy on the loading dock, the party of the middle class. Today it is not. It is the party of the ultra-rich and the dispossed. As such it is adopting the view Marxist-Leninists have always held: the greatest enemy is the middle class: the bourgeoisie and petit bourgeoisie. This was seen most vividly and brutally in Stalin’s attacks on the kulaks. We won’t go there in America of course but this rather silly campaign against Walmart is indictative of the mindset devout socialists have toward those working their way up the ladder of success.

Notice that at the same time liberals are going after the Walmart shopper, they are attacking religion. More classic Marxism-Leninism

 

[Richardols]

Notice that at the same time liberals are going after the Walmart shopper, they are attacking religion. More classic Marxism-Leninism

If you are going to make blanket accusations against liberals, then there shouldn’t be any objection to similarly blanket accusations that conservatives hate the poor, glorify the rich, and are racists.

 

[KathleenElsie]

I disagree

Why? Just saying you disagree does not give an open dialog for debate.

 

[estesbob]

Walmart selling groceries is what percipatated this. Supermarkets in larger cities are unionized. Democrats are willing to force low income people to pay more for food in order to protect the money they receive from the unions.

But there is a larger issue which deals with the long leftward drift of the Democratic Party. A generation ago, the party was the party of the guy on the loading dock, the party of the middle class. Today it is not. It is the party of the ultra-rich and the dispossed. As such it is adopting the view Marxist-Leninists have always held: the greatest enemy is the middle class: the bourgeoisie and petit bourgeoisie. This was seen most vividly and brutally in Stalin’s attacks on the kulaks. We won’t go there in America of course but this rather silly campaign against Walmart is indictative of the mindset devout socialists have toward those working their way up the ladder of success.

Notice that at the same time liberals are going after the Walmart shopper, they are attacking religion. More classic Marxism-Leninism

Agreed!

 

[CathCentrist]

If you are going to make blanket accusations against liberals, then there shouldn’t be any objection to similarly blanket accusations that conservatives hate the poor, glorify the rich, and are racists.

I agree

 

[Richardols]

Just another reason I can never and will never vote for another Democrat again in my life time.

I can understand that. Partisanship is a strong force. I am on the opposite side of the coin, however. Just as you find it impossible to ever vote for a Democrat, I find that I could never in my life vote for a Republican no matter who the candidate was or what he or she promised.

 

[CathCentrist]

Why? Just saying you disagree does not give an open dialog for debate.

I really didnt register to “debate” Is that a requirement?

I have no interest in convincing others of my position on things nor do I wish to have my postions changed. I signed up merely to offer my opinions. Sometimes I will state reasons for those and sometimes I wont if I feel a decent enough response will take up paragraph upon paragraph, etc. So sometimes, I hope you can accept me just saying, “I agree” or “I disagree”

Besides, I have lurked here for a long time and see how futile elongated explanations offered up by people have done little to convince or change anothers’ opinion on things. Its not a route I wish to explore

 

[Richardols]

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Notice that at the same time liberals are going after the Walmart shopper, they are attacking religion.

Do you really believe that to oppose Wal-Mart is to oppose God? A bit over the top, no?

 

[Scott_Waddell]

An argument isn’t just contradiction.

 

[Richardols]

Besides, I have lurked here for a long time and see how futile elongated explanations offered up by people have done little to convince or change anothers’ opinion on things.

Agreed. I’ve never seen anyone change their minds because of something on any of these threads. No one really comes here without their minds made up.

 

[Scott_Waddell]

Agreed. I’ve never seen anyone change their minds because of something on any of these threads. No one really comes here without their minds made up.

I have on a few occasions. Me for instance.

 

[estesbob]

I have on a few occasions. Me for instance.

I thought I was wrong once but i was mistaken…

 

[Scott_Waddell]

Ok, someone pick up the beat please!

An argument isn’t just contradiction.

 

[Jeffrey]

Actually the libs are the racist party IMO. Affirmative action… trying to keep monorities on Welfare etc.

If you are going to make blanket accusations against liberals, then there shouldn’t be any objection to similarly blanket accusations that conservatives hate the poor, glorify the rich, and are racists.

 

[aimee]

I thought I was wrong once but i was mistaken…

good one.

 

[David_Paul]

The Zogby polls on Walmart and politics have been interesting. 76% of those who shop at Walmart at least once a week voted for Bush. About the same number who have never shopped at Walmart voted for Kerry.

Once again, the shrinking of the Democratic coalition is evident. The very wealthy do not generally patronize Walmart. Thevery poor don’t have the money to patronize the store much and often do not have a Walmart nearby.

The middle class, the “problem in Kansas” as Democrats have described it, does shop at Walmart. And it is the church going middle class that Kerry lost in a landslide.

If America were Fairfield County, Connecticut and inner city Detroit, Democrats would have a two to one majority in the House and the presidency. As it is not, they are struggling. And rather than address the problem by changing their attitude, they are doing more of exactly what is driving main street America away from the Democratic Party.