...Scuffles break out across the nation as bargain-hunters start brawls

The Daily Mail ^ | November 28, 2014 | Ashley Collman

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Skirmishes between shoppers have been breaking out across the country as bargain hunters fight over TVs, tablets and even Barbie dolls during the first of the holiday sales.

Many big-box stores opened early Thursday night, in an attempt to dilute the chaos of Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving when stores usually start their reductions for the season.

But several videos have now surfaced online showing that even on a holiday dedicated to sharing, some people will turn against each other to save money.

The clips mostly show chaos inside Walmart stores, from Indiana to California. One of the videos uploaded to YouTube Thursday night, show a handful of desperate men and women fighting over discounted flatscreen televisions at a Walmart by laying down on top of the boxes.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Ah, capitalism, consumerism, free markets -- all that "bad stuff."

How long before social justice dictates that the state must nationalize certain stores and set the prices - give people these things? Isn't that economic justice?

It's already happening in places like Venezuela where socialist governments have destroyed good economies, where inflation soars, inventory dries up and prices spike. Then government calls private businesses evil and nationalizes some, then loots them and plays "Santa Claus" to stop any voting majority objection.

And of course ALL the economic and social problems these socialist countries are experiencing are due to U.S. policies and not because of the very policies outlined below:

Venezuelan Workers Demand Nationalisation of Automotive Industry "....Last week the general secretary of the automotive workers' union, FUTAAC's Christian Pereira said that workers are “distressed” by the sector-wide cut backs.

“Our factories are closing, [companies] ignoring [worker] benefits, forcing economic packages, disguised lay-offs,” Pereira stated, arguing the foreign companies are “part of the economic war”.

Maduro has accused various foreign and domestic owned companies of purposefully trying to undermine his government. He has blamed recent high levels of scarcity and inflation on an “economic war” being waged by parts of the private sector.

Last December the president moved to fix car prices in Venezuela in a bid to slow inflation and tackle speculative pricing.

In 2013 72,000 vehicles were made in Venezuela, according to figures from the Automotive Chamber of Venezuela (Cavenez); a 30% drop since 2012. Last month the sector's output was 85% lower than January 2013. Of the 296 units produced last month, 291 were made by Toyota...."

------------

Venezuela’s Insane Dictator Reinvents Self as Communist Santa Claus [the current one, not the deceased Hugo Chavez]

".....The problem is that you can only give away free stuff once. Then it goes off the market. That’s why used cars in Venezuela cost more than the new cars that aren’t available at government prices.

But that isn’t stopping Maduro from promoting his Socialist spirit......"

[Vaquero]

Black Friday? hell, we buy much of our presents and such over the internet (Amazon UPS and FedEx loves me) and to save a couple of bucks by fighting traffic and the insane on that day.....well, that’s not for me.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The MSM will make these brawls (has been “growing” this theme each year) THE bad economy, unjustice story attributable to capitalism. The specter of needy people of color having to fight for a bit of “the American dream.”

[SkyPilot]

Fools. Utter fools.

[lightman]

LEMMIKNGS!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

And so many future voters, that Obama is illegally bringing across the border, already look to big government policies as the norm - and will vote [D] for more.

[kearnyirish2]

There is definitely an ethnic slant to Black Friday shopping mayhem at this point.

Most Anglos I know would only go to a store to get details on something they want, then leave and buy it online...

[BlackAdderess]

Wal-Mart’s website lets you get black Friday deals by ordering, opting to do in store pick up, and as you can pay in cash (within 48 hours) you can also avoid scanning your credit/debit card during this holiday season (thus avoiding hackers, hopefully).

[Organic Panic]

My black friday morning is sitting here in an airport...SEA to HON. On the drive I passed score of foolish people waiting to get their bargain waffle irons.

[Wolfie]

Since this happens every year, at what point do the stores get chrged with deliberately inciting a riot?

[Shimmer1]

Not for me. Fighting over some product, even if it was a great price, is NOT for me. I'm just not competitive, except with myself.

I can't imagine this. I've been out on Black Friday twice in my life, neither time was any shoving, rudeness, or even bad crowds. Still I shudder at the thought of going on on this day. (and what do I even really need????)

[mylife]

This country is becoming an embarrassment.

[mylife]

Gotta get them deals on red and green mittens!

[Vaduz]

Cave people go hunting.

[SkyPilot]

Here is something to cheer you up and reinvigorate your faith in humanity.

Royal Choral Society: 'Hallelujah Chorus' from Handel's Messiah

The Royal Choral Society has been performing Handle's Messiah every Good Friday since the year 1878.

It is uplifting, beautiful, and heavenly inspired.

George Handel wrote Messiah in 1741, inspired by the Bible (specifically Psalms and the Book of Revelation).

The Hallelujah climax is taken from Revelation, when Christ assumes His role as King of Kings, forever, and ever.

[traumer]

[Vaduz]

Thanks