Comments on: The 800-lb Retail Gorilla’s Comin’ to Town (But Not If I Can Help It!) http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/the-800-lb-retail-gorillas-comin-to-town-but-not-if-i-can-help-it.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:34:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Wolfgang Amadeus http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/the-800-lb-retail-gorillas-comin-to-town-but-not-if-i-can-help-it.html#comment-31945 Wolfgang Amadeus Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:55:36 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/the-800-lb-retail-gorillas-comin-to-town-but-not-if-i-can-help-it.html#comment-31945 Sounds to me, Dan, like not only will you have a Wal-wart store, a Casino- but all the qualifications for an Al-Qaida cell. Its my understanding that they thing those above things are evil...ah sigh. Silliness aside, I know what you are saying- I moved to get away from too much city and corruption too- and it just seemed to follow us out here.. Johannes Wolfgang Sounds to me, Dan, like not only will you have a Wal-wart store, a Casino- but all the qualifications for an Al-Qaida cell.

Its my understanding that they thing those above things are evil…ah sigh.

Silliness aside, I know what you are saying- I moved to get away from too much city and corruption too- and it just seemed to follow us out here..

Johannes Wolfgang

]]> By: Sarah http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/the-800-lb-retail-gorillas-comin-to-town-but-not-if-i-can-help-it.html#comment-31892 Sarah Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:16:42 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/the-800-lb-retail-gorillas-comin-to-town-but-not-if-i-can-help-it.html#comment-31892 Oops, I meant to say "successfully defeated Walmart and kept it from opening" Anyway, I really respect your active citizenship and godly stewardship of your area. God Bless! Oops, I meant to say “successfully defeated Walmart and kept it from opening”

Anyway, I really respect your active citizenship and godly stewardship of your area. God Bless!

]]> By: Sarah http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/the-800-lb-retail-gorillas-comin-to-town-but-not-if-i-can-help-it.html#comment-31891 Sarah Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:12:32 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/the-800-lb-retail-gorillas-comin-to-town-but-not-if-i-can-help-it.html#comment-31891 Yes! People HAVE successfully defeated WalMart for opening in their area, and I salute them! What Walmart is doing to our social landscape is deplorable. You can watch a documentary on Google Video called "WalMart: The High Cost of Low Prices" which documents the implications of WalMart expansion and also tells the stories of towns who successfully kept them out. The movie has an official website that has an "action" page to help those who find themselves in your situation and desire resources to help them fight the good fight. The URL is: http://www.walmartmovie.com/help.php Godspeed! Yes! People HAVE successfully defeated WalMart for opening in their area, and I salute them! What Walmart is doing to our social landscape is deplorable.

You can watch a documentary on Google Video called “WalMart: The High Cost of Low Prices” which documents the implications of WalMart expansion and also tells the stories of towns who successfully kept them out.

The movie has an official website that has an “action” page to help those who find themselves in your situation and desire resources to help them fight the good fight. The URL is:
http://www.walmartmovie.com/help.php

Godspeed!

]]> By: Laura Williams http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/the-800-lb-retail-gorillas-comin-to-town-but-not-if-i-can-help-it.html#comment-31886 Laura Williams Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:59:33 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/the-800-lb-retail-gorillas-comin-to-town-but-not-if-i-can-help-it.html#comment-31886 Oh, I sympathize, Dan. When Wal Mart arrived, it was the death knell of the small mall in our community. Now we have a ghost town of empty store fronts down our two main streets. And while I find individual employees who do care in that Wal Mart, the "vibe" of the store is cold and impersonal. My husband calls it the "evil place" and refuses to shop there. Oh, I sympathize, Dan. When Wal Mart arrived, it was the death knell of the small mall in our community. Now we have a ghost town of empty store fronts down our two main streets. And while I find individual employees who do care in that Wal Mart, the “vibe” of the store is cold and impersonal. My husband calls it the “evil place” and refuses to shop there.

]]> By: Oengus Moonbones http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/the-800-lb-retail-gorillas-comin-to-town-but-not-if-i-can-help-it.html#comment-31884 Oengus Moonbones Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:35:36 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/the-800-lb-retail-gorillas-comin-to-town-but-not-if-i-can-help-it.html#comment-31884 Come on, Dire Dan, look on the bright side: With Wally Mart around you'll have some nice place to work when you turn <a href="http://www.jibjab.com/originals/big_box_mart" rel="nofollow">age 93</a>; it would be great for supplementing your meagre Social Security retirement. So what if you can't see the stars anymore because of all the lights in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Who cares about stars? This is America, the land of opportunity and the American Dream. Who needs the Heavens when all good Americans keep their eyes firmly glued to the Earth. Seriously, it makes me sad to hear this. They're trying to do the same thing to our town, here in Land-In-Between. Come on, Dire Dan, look on the bright side: With Wally Mart around you’ll have some nice place to work when you turn age 93; it would be great for supplementing your meagre Social Security retirement.

So what if you can’t see the stars anymore because of all the lights in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Who cares about stars? This is America, the land of opportunity and the American Dream. Who needs the Heavens when all good Americans keep their eyes firmly glued to the Earth.

Seriously, it makes me sad to hear this. They’re trying to do the same thing to our town, here in Land-In-Between.

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