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Sat Nov-26-11 01:21 PM
Response to Reply #51 |
| 60. I agree. They should have wandered the store with EMPTY carts, then met at the |
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front and left empty carts as a symbol of what should happen everywhere -- no shopping at WalMart.
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| -Occupy San Diego flash mobs two Walmarts today! |
Juneboarder |
Nov-25-11 07:32 PM |
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And me still nursing this dang cold or would have been |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-25-11 07:35 PM |
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I wish you woulda been there!! |
Juneboarder |
Nov-25-11 07:44 PM |
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here's something for that cold |
Remember Me |
Nov-26-11 12:10 PM |
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Well, hurry up and get better so you can be part of the next one! |
Raksha |
Nov-26-11 07:13 PM |
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Wow, and shoppers are repeating along! nt |
Sarah Ibarruri |
Nov-25-11 07:36 PM |
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K&R |
Electric Monk |
Nov-25-11 07:36 PM |
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I love this!!! nt |
Sarah Ibarruri |
Nov-25-11 07:37 PM |
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I would do this! nt |
Sarah Ibarruri |
Nov-25-11 07:38 PM |
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I have to say... |
Juneboarder |
Nov-25-11 07:42 PM |
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I'm sure none. I went to Walmart around 7 p.m. yesterday to 'walk' my mom. :) |
Sarah Ibarruri |
Nov-25-11 08:02 PM |
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K&R |
SalviaBlue |
Nov-25-11 07:45 PM |
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LOVE it!!! |
Raine |
Nov-25-11 07:47 PM |
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Fantastic |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-25-11 07:52 PM |
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Kick |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-25-11 09:25 PM |
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I knew OWS would use flash mobs! |
lunatica |
Nov-25-11 09:30 PM |
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Yes!!!!! "You are the 99%"!!! :) n/t |
OneGrassRoot |
Nov-26-11 12:13 PM |
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Mother Fin OCCUPY. |
Huey P. Long |
Nov-25-11 09:31 PM |
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So how does one sign up for a flash mob. |
pennylane100 |
Nov-25-11 09:51 PM |
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Attend your local Occupy!! |
Juneboarder |
Nov-26-11 08:01 AM |
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Hilarious comment on youtube |
proud2BlibKansan |
Nov-25-11 10:07 PM |
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Wonderful. Thanks for posting - n/t |
coalition_unwilling |
Nov-26-11 03:01 AM |
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That's kinda backhanded in a way, eh? |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 09:08 AM |
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The only way we can control is how we choose to spend our dollar. |
Juneboarder |
Nov-26-11 11:44 AM |
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The "inform and educate" is fine. The action only fucked over the wage slaves. |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 12:21 PM |
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I agree. They should have wandered the store with EMPTY carts, then met at the |
LuckyLib |
Nov-26-11 01:21 PM |
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Very clever idea--the symbolism is apparent, too, and is accomplished without |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 01:34 PM |
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That wasn't our point. |
Juneboarder |
Nov-26-11 04:45 PM |
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I can't believe you are suggesting that making more work is "helping" the workers. |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 06:01 PM |
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Whatever |
Juneboarder |
Nov-26-11 06:14 PM |
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So now, being pro-worker is "projecting negativity?" |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 06:33 PM |
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Nov-26-11 04:40 PM |
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I'll bet those overworked, underpaid employees... |
WillowTree |
Nov-25-11 10:07 PM |
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I bet they appreciated being defended and respected by the flash mob much more |
lunatica |
Nov-25-11 10:23 PM |
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The work? Who gives a shit.....Oh, really? What, they're there as a hobby? |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 12:25 PM |
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There ALWAYS has to be at least one |
Raine |
Nov-26-11 02:04 AM |
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Nov-26-11 12:50 PM |
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Agreed entirely |
IDemo |
Nov-26-11 04:47 AM |
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A Pain... |
Juneboarder |
Nov-26-11 07:56 AM |
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Sorry, but it was simply childish and accomplished nothing |
IDemo |
Nov-26-11 08:23 AM |
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Childish or just not the norm? |
Juneboarder |
Nov-26-11 08:35 AM |
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Again, what exactly did it add to the statement you were trying to make? |
IDemo |
Nov-26-11 08:47 AM |
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It affected Walmarts bottom line. nt |
Juneboarder |
Nov-26-11 08:53 AM |
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How? Because a group of workers on one shift had to work twice as hard for the SAME PAY? |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 01:38 PM |
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+1. nt |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 09:12 AM |
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You have no way of knowing what it did or didn't accomplish -- NONE! |
Remember Me |
Nov-26-11 12:07 PM |
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I never said nor implied that the entire action was a mistake |
IDemo |
Nov-26-11 12:23 PM |
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I apologize -- I clearly didn't read enough of the thread |
Remember Me |
Nov-26-11 06:53 PM |
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I agree with you. Someone either had to work twice as fast, or LATE, to clean that mess up. |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 12:28 PM |
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The bottom line... |
Juneboarder |
Nov-26-11 07:51 AM |
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I think that's shitty, too. We're opposed to the corporation, so screw the workers!!! |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 09:09 AM |
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You're opposed to any sort of viral activism, aren't you? |
Occulus |
Nov-26-11 09:36 AM |
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No, just viral activism that victimizes the people that are purportedly the object of support. |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 10:02 AM |
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"Why not demonstrate a little real brass, and do that shit at Tiffany's?" |
Occulus |
Nov-26-11 11:34 AM |
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I'm so very sorry the employees now have to restock a whole big pile of stuff... |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 12:17 PM |
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Horrors! A pile of work! |
Occulus |
Nov-26-11 01:50 PM |
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No, they aren't. In fact, I'm getting agreement from workers. Look again. |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 01:53 PM |
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. |
Occulus |
Nov-26-11 01:54 PM |
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Yeah, sure, because you ignored the detailed response to that rather generic assertion. |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 02:07 PM |
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From my training when I |
christx30 |
Nov-26-11 02:33 PM |
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The flash mob business with the chanting I thought was fine. The fucking with the "stuff" |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 03:03 PM |
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I totally agree |
christx30 |
Nov-26-11 03:39 PM |
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Wowsers! |
Juneboarder |
Nov-26-11 05:00 PM |
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I wasn't the one who crapped on a whole store of minimum wage workers. |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 06:20 PM |
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You'd be surprised. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Nov-26-11 12:01 PM |
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That's my experience |
Juneboarder |
Nov-26-11 05:14 PM |
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I worked at a Walgreens for years |
MS68 |
Nov-26-11 12:34 PM |
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+1. nt |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 01:40 PM |
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Aww, would you like a tissue? A pearl necklace to clutch? An extra pillow for your fainting couch? |
backscatter712 |
Nov-26-11 04:41 PM |
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Why would "the bastards" make concessions? How would they be hurt? |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 06:31 PM |
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Well that's sort of... |
pipi_k |
Nov-26-11 07:21 PM |
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I Don't Shop At Walmart....n/t |
WiffenPoof |
Nov-25-11 10:17 PM |
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OMG it was my 1st time since 2000... |
Juneboarder |
Nov-26-11 07:58 AM |
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Nov-26-11 12:15 PM |
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Video description- |
Huey P. Long |
Nov-25-11 11:14 PM |
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Awesome! |
AntiFascist |
Nov-25-11 11:51 PM |
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love this |
Revlon10 |
Nov-26-11 03:17 AM |
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Socialists! |
ellisonz |
Nov-26-11 03:30 AM |
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It should spread to Nordstrom's or Neiman Marcus, where rich people actually shop. nt |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 09:13 AM |
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Wal-Mart is a bit more symbolic. |
ellisonz |
Nov-26-11 01:00 PM |
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Symbolic of what? It's where the poor people shop. |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 01:46 PM |
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Great Job! |
greytdemocrat |
Nov-26-11 08:03 AM |
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How very cool! K and R nt |
femrap |
Nov-26-11 11:42 AM |
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Why hassle the workers? |
Yo_Mama |
Nov-26-11 01:08 PM |
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Lesson #324 in how incredibly tone deaf the left is. |
sufrommich |
Nov-26-11 01:15 PM |
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Damn right! nt |
MADem |
Nov-26-11 01:47 PM |
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They really showed all those 1% employees and shoppers at Walmart... |
Balbus |
Nov-26-11 01:44 PM |
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There are some angry responses posted to that video. |
LWolf |
Nov-26-11 03:46 PM |
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The employees, maybe? |
IDemo |
Nov-26-11 05:13 PM |
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My ass. |
backscatter712 |
Nov-26-11 06:17 PM |
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Gee, that's funny |
IDemo |
Nov-26-11 07:05 PM |
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Gee, thats also funny |
quakerboy |
Nov-26-11 07:22 PM |
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I hate to point this out |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-26-11 07:26 PM |
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¿Es posible que tambien los trabajadores pueden hablar ingles? |
IDemo |
Nov-26-11 07:48 PM |
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I can tell you that yes, people speak English |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-26-11 08:07 PM |
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Whoever took the video was awful, but the idea and execution were FANTASTIC!!! |
bertman |
Nov-26-11 03:54 PM |
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Nov-26-11 03:58 PM |
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It's really easy to point fingers |
Juneboarder |
Nov-26-11 04:54 PM |
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You do realize that the hourly workers can't go home until the abandoned merchandise |
Politicub |
Nov-26-11 04:01 PM |
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Hourly workers here in California |
Juneboarder |
Nov-26-11 05:01 PM |
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Anything that jams up the works is fine with me |
alcibiades_mystery |
Nov-26-11 04:15 PM |
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+ Brazillion |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-26-11 07:14 PM |
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I for one am beginning to LOVE the words "mic check!" |
joanbarnes |
Nov-26-11 04:27 PM |
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Yay!!! |
butterfly77 |
Nov-26-11 05:14 PM |
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Love it, love it, love it! nt |
valerief |
Nov-26-11 05:17 PM |
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Wonderful! Good, no GREAT job!!! |
nc4bo |
Nov-26-11 06:20 PM |
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K & R - Love it!!! |
Raksha |
Nov-26-11 07:11 PM |
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I'm lovin' it!!!!!!!!!!! |
luv_mykatz |
Nov-27-11 04:20 PM |
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A better video (without the shaking) |
Juneboarder |
Nov-30-11 11:09 AM |
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