I can see nothing that Wal-Mart does that deserves criticism. They give people value for their money. If they didn't they would go out of business.
This is not a Red State or Blue State, a Left or Right issue. If one praises the values of Heartland America, Middle America, small-town, Mom-and-Pop store America, the friendly corner grocer, then that person must drive through said Heartland America and confront the reality. Devastated small town shopping areas, wiped out by the (Great) Wall Mart on the (cheap rent) outskirts of town. The ballyhoo about WalMart prospering because of great customer service is total bogus. The only help I ever get is from the guy who mixes up the house paint for me. Just aisles and aisles of Chinese-made junk, with nary a helpful associate in sight. The great old department store founders left behind public parks, libraries, baseball fields, concert halls, charities. What do you find in Arkansas but a bunch of rich heirs to the sainted Sam. The same people who promote boycotts of French wines and cheese have no qualms about shopping at WalMart for all those super American-designed but Chinese-manufactured goodies. WalMart is little different from a communist cooperative, swallowing up all competition, constantly hungry for more market share.