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PowerToThePeople

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6. The problem isn't me.
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 05:25 PM
Jan 2014

Last edited Mon Jan 6, 2014, 06:59 PM - Edit history (2)

The problem isn't you.

The problem is an economic system which created wal-mart

The problem is an economic/social system which does not supply needed medicines to those in need.

The problem is an economic system which can drive people into a homeless/starvation state.

Wal-mart is a poster child of this system that I do not condone, so I do not condone or financially support wal-mart. I hope that others see this and choose to do the same.

edit- in my life, I have done things that I felt "needed" to be done in order to survive. Things that people on this board could chastise me for. I certainly would not claim they were in error for faulting me, because they would not be. I did what I felt I needed to do. A bad choice is a bad choice, regardless of the reasons. I accept that I have made imperfect choices, we all do. I can only hope to try and do better in the future. But, if someone calls my spade a spade, I will try to accept it for what it is.

edit2 - Enemy. I guess I also need to define the context of "enemy." When dealing with DUers (real Duers, not trolls, Freeper invaders, or Cave dwellers) I think of enemies as the style of Tom & Jerry or Coyote & Roadrunner. They are "enemies" but there is not a real animosity between them. So, you can be my enemy but I do not hate you.

I. Am. Not. Your. Enemy. [View all] SomethingFishy Jan 2014 OP
We are not clones. Wait Wut Jan 2014 #1
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #77
Even if we were clones we'd have clone wars. Kablooie Jan 2014 #83
"Occasionally I shop at Wal-Mart." PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #2
I have "re-thought" it SomethingFishy Jan 2014 #4
The problem isn't me. PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #6
+1. Dawgs Jan 2014 #10
I think it is cheaper to shop at Costco. You have to shell out to get large amounts Maraya1969 Jan 2014 #63
Costco has the best pharmacy prices that I have seen and... Walk away Jan 2014 #99
Oh yea, I had a prescription that wasn't covered by insurance and Costco was 1/2 the price of Maraya1969 Jan 2014 #117
Sometimes there's not a Costco nearby. BuelahWitch Jan 2014 #110
This is why we need regulation BarackTheVote Jan 2014 #64
^^ THIS ^^ nt TBF Jan 2014 #97
Wal-Mart ProSense Jan 2014 #12
You know I tried my best to get along with you during the ACA rollout SomethingFishy Jan 2014 #16
I think she is talking about people scorning you. And there's nothing wrong with your linked post. freshwest Jan 2014 #21
perfect. Phlem Jan 2014 #22
I thinks she's supporting you. n/t Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #23
Dead on the money Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #31
You know, ProSense Jan 2014 #36
+1,000. It's not a crime to be poor to Democrats, and it never was. n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #17
I would not do that - the poor and disadvantaged have enough to bear without getting knocked here. freshwest Jan 2014 #19
I understand. You're not 840high Jan 2014 #44
Amén. I beLieve you are not my enemy LukeFL Jan 2014 #68
For people who live in rural areas, sometimes it is Wally...or nutthin. MADem Jan 2014 #81
Some folk have no choice Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #29
I do not believe in "no choice" PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #33
Don't know where you live Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #34
I do live in a more urban environment PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #37
Just because you live in a community where Walmart has a lock on the market pnwmom Jan 2014 #47
I do not agree PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #49
Okay, as long as you accept that by your reasoning pnwmom Jan 2014 #52
I do not, but.. PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #54
So, the sins of the father may be visited on the children? Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #58
We will be to blame when pro-NAFTA gets elected PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #59
I haven't given up Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #67
I agree with everything you have said PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #70
You and I have a choice of how we spend our dollar Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #102
It's poverty-shaming mixed with urban elitism. eom TransitJohn Jan 2014 #92
I grew up and have worked in the South most of my life Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #98
I don't have a smaller 840high Jan 2014 #45
Somehow pecwae Jan 2014 #86
there lies the choice PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #88
Right - waste gas to save 04.cents lol 840high Jan 2014 #113
See, I told pecwae Jan 2014 #96
Hugs. I decided 840high Jan 2014 #114
Must be nice to own such a tall horse. alphafemale Jan 2014 #87
classy. PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #89
Right, because driving a hundred miles to where there is anything other than WalMart is a TransitJohn Jan 2014 #91
I hope all your judgment calls JackInGreen Jan 2014 #94
I am quite sure it already has. PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #95
I've got to agree with SomethingFishy Stonepounder Jan 2014 #56
Why the cost differential? PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #61
I asked the same question of my regular pharmacist. Stonepounder Jan 2014 #65
I wonder how low of a price PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #66
Well said. Common Sense Party Jan 2014 #3
Kickity, kick, kick, kick RC Jan 2014 #5
"Differences of opinion are what make horse races." Mark Twain Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #7
Just because people disagree with you kcr Jan 2014 #8
With over 5000 posts I would think you have been on DU long enough to know better SomethingFishy Jan 2014 #11
Well, now, that's different from your OP kcr Jan 2014 #15
Really? daleanime Jan 2014 #24
dots. between. each. word. kcr Jan 2014 #28
When used in conjunction with words..... daleanime Jan 2014 #48
It's spelled they're when you're joining the words they and are kcr Jan 2014 #51
One of the many problems with on line disscussions..... daleanime Jan 2014 #71
To me that reads as seething. kcr Jan 2014 #72
None of those were ever meant to be personal. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #9
And I get that, but last night I wandered into a thread about Iraq.. SomethingFishy Jan 2014 #13
It IS manufactured. That is why I LOL at it - silliness. closeupready Jan 2014 #32
Woo is just the latest troll topic. I think it was pee oh are en before that. nt valerief Jan 2014 #42
You thought wrong n/t kcr Jan 2014 #43
Goodness, those screaming about Tumbulu Jan 2014 #73
"It all just seems so manufactured." ctsnowman Jan 2014 #107
Excellent OP. Thank you. reflection Jan 2014 #14
I am cool with that. longship Jan 2014 #18
Thanks fishy. Well said. Cleita Jan 2014 #20
I'm sorry your feelings were hurt. But you shouldn't take message board threads so personally. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #25
Thank you n/t wryter2000 Jan 2014 #108
No, you're not. But neither are you one of those obsessed with bullying and controlling Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #26
. rhett o rick Jan 2014 #39
Good post Gothmog Jan 2014 #27
Except for the smoking.... mercymechap Jan 2014 #30
You`re definitely not my enemy. democrank Jan 2014 #35
Good post. zeemike Jan 2014 #38
There is a very small group here that are not interested in decent discussions. rhett o rick Jan 2014 #40
Ha, you sound like me with some RW acquaintances. I've said the same thing, that I'm not valerief Jan 2014 #41
Thank you! And I am not yours! n/t pnwmom Jan 2014 #46
Opponents and enemies are two different things. DemocraticWing Jan 2014 #50
thank you. diabeticman Jan 2014 #53
Too many times obxhead Jan 2014 #55
YOU ARE UNCLEAN AND MUST BE PURGED FROM THE COLLECTIVE! Arkana Jan 2014 #57
Thank you. Blue_In_AK Jan 2014 #60
I would never think of you as my enemy! colorado_ufo Jan 2014 #62
I don't know what this is about, but I don't consider anyone here an enemy. Beacool Jan 2014 #69
I am not your enemy either Tumbulu Jan 2014 #74
"Streitsüchtig" A great German word for you to learn DFW Jan 2014 #75
did anyone say you were? La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2014 #76
I love shopping at Costco Not Sure Jan 2014 #78
I don't see enemies or allies according to party lines BainsBane Jan 2014 #79
You didn't mention how you feel about cats and dogs. Laffy Kat Jan 2014 #80
you smoke and you vote 3rd parties? hfojvt Jan 2014 #82
Just because someone disagrees with you Notafraidtoo Jan 2014 #84
Pretty much right on Titonwan Jan 2014 #90
Shake, Friend, We Are Not Enemies psiman Jan 2014 #85
Welcome to DU wryter2000 Jan 2014 #109
Thank you JackInGreen Jan 2014 #93
Do you drink from the empty acorn cup? nt Bonobo Jan 2014 #100
Make no mistake. Walmart IS your enemy, my friend:) grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #101
Well said get the red out Jan 2014 #103
K&R quinnox Jan 2014 #104
You should definitely re-think the shopping at Walmart thing brush Jan 2014 #105
Excellent post. WilliamPitt Jan 2014 #106
Well said. Hopefully it doesn't fall on deaf ears. Jester Messiah Jan 2014 #111
Well said grantcart Jan 2014 #112
yep Zorra Jan 2014 #115
AMEN! Unca Jim Jan 2014 #116
The only true enemy we all have is... ReRe Jan 2014 #118
An excellent post there. NaturalHigh Jan 2014 #119
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #120
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