Posted on 11/09/2006 10:10:32 AM PST by Froufrou
Wal-Mart, long pummeled by the political left, is taking additional flak from the right.
A conservative activist group is trying to recruit one million families who will refuse to shop at Wal-Mart or Sam's Club on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, traditionally two of the busiest shopping days of the year.
The American Family Association is furious with Wal-Mart for reaching out to homosexual advocacy groups that support same-sex marriage.
The criticism began when Wal-Mart announced it would join the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. And now Wal-Mart has made a deal with the Washington DC Center for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender People, agreeing to donate 5 percent of the sales made through the group's website to the Center.
"Every purchase made online for books, music, videos, clothing and accessories, children's clothing and toys, and electronics at the site will automatically send 5% of the sales to the CCBLBT People," the AFA said in a message to its supporters.
"The agreement is an indication that Wal-Mart is totally committed to supporting the homosexual movement," the AFA said.
The conservative advocacy group complains that Wal-Mart also gave a "generous cash donation" to the Northwest Arkansas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center, helping to provide a place where homosexuals can come together to "socialize."
The AFA says Wal-Mart should have remained neutral in the cultural battle over homosexual marriage.
It says Wal-Mart made an "ideological" decision, not a business decision.
At a cultural cost some social conservatives believe is too high.
It makes no never mind to me what kind of comments you "know" I'm going to make. My position on both issues remains consistent.
I don't think you understood my comment, but that's okay as I was merely saying I'm familiar with your position on the issues.
I seek my pastor for questions regarding morality, for shopping, I go to retailers and not the other way around.
That's great you have a relationship with your pastor. For retailers, I take exception when they support organizations that erode the culture of this country. That's merely because Walmart has past the point of what I'm willing to accept from them as a business.
It's too bad you don't have more of a choice for stores where you live. I'm not saying you would support stores other than Walmart, but at least if they existed you'd have the choice. We purchase most items online... and not from Walmart.
but, but, but...now you can say Merry Christmas in any Walmart store!!!! This might change things. sarc. I am sorry but I love Walmart. Gosh I guess that will give me the RINO tag. lol.
Thanks, I misunderstood the message because I didn't read it right.
Those who support the AFA look at little more closely at the organizations Walmart supports. I hope a million people take the AFA up on their idea so you can have more room shopping at Walmart.
If you're going to boycott every business that doesn't agree with 100% you'd better start growing your own food, hitching up the oxcart and weaving your own linens.
You outliers remind me of my toddler grand daughter who thinks she controls the ocean tides when she raises her arms on the seashore.
OK, I understand. I've only had experience with WalMart for less than 10 years, so I have noticed no changes in them.
But they don't, and NAMBLA is an organization that promotes extremely serious, illegal acts, where this organization doesn't (at least not to my knowledge).
Using NAMBLA as an example serves mainly to compel an emotional response, not a rational one. It's a method commonly used by liberals because appealing to people rationally doesn't usually suit their purposes.
I don't see people on this thread saying that they support CCBLBT. My guess is that most do not support them.
It all has to do with individual degrees of tolerance.
Back to trying to invoke an emotional response.
Many social conservatives have reached their tolerance level for what they find acceptable from Walmart.
Walmart has made far more of an effort to appeal to "social conservatives" than have their competitors. Walmart only sells versions of music CDs that have had offensive language edited out.
There is almost always some scouting group, womans shelter, or charity group set up outside the Walmart near where I live selling overpriced items to earn money, or accepting donations. Walmart is very supportive of such groups.
I have seen Walmart directly support good organizations and do so more than other retailers, yet these groups almost always choose to attempt to boycott Walmart and indirectly give more support to those other retailers. It makes no rational sense.
There just seem to be alot of people out there that look for a reason to hate Walmart, but don't appear to care to hold their competitors to the same standard. Since these boycotts benefit those competitors, you would think that these groups would be concerned about who they are supporting. Instead they are always looking for some reason to boycott Walmart and don't worry about what the other retailers are doing.
Walmart makes more efforts to support moral causes than their competitors, and they also have done a considerable service to most consumers by driving down market prices and offering goods at low prices.
I just don't see a reason to prefer Walmart's competitors over them.
I go shopping after work, which is around eleven thirty at night. I HATE shopping in Walmart in the afternoon. I don't exactly have a choice but they have more organic vegetables than the local BiLo (which is amazing). I wonder what they pay people considering my job is an above average salary for the area (nine bucks an hour!). It's painful to watch people who don't need to be eating bread and cookies load up a shopping cart full of the worst crap Walmart can offer (and they can dish out a lot!).
Uh, no. The Iraq war seemed to be the biggest issue, not the fact that some people called for a boycott on WalMart.
Amen
I suppose one can go to Target, the same folks who wouldn't allow the Salvation Army to place red kettles in the parking lots. Not only did Walmart allow it but they made a donation.
One never knows. But whose fault would it be if they said no?
Actions have consequences. WalMart is paying them because AFA does like what WM has done, WM is entitled to take the same stand.....
Just because they are living in sin doesn't mean that WalMart ouaghtn't try to take their money. :p
That could be true. They may also take 5% of every sale that's made through ebay and give it to someone. Seems like it would be a fee paid to that website to be listed as a retailer, not a donation.
I went once. Got there at 6 am. It was jammed. Never again.
Tsk, Tsk.........LOL!!!
I do try to make a point of looking at labels because anymore an American brand name does not mean made in America.....regardless of where the product is being sold.
LOL! You "mute"????????? BWAHAAHAAAAAAA
But I got your point, I'm generally a MOOT point to most rertailers as well :)
I live in a rural area and, I am doing all the above you mention with the exception of making woolen garments.
If push comes to shove I have enough land to have my own Sheep and, my brother owns a spinning wheel for making yarn. There are many in our family who can make clothing as well as any thing I would buy from walley world.The Chinese aren't the only people who can produce clothing.
I'm getting this ugly picture of fat women with bad teeth in bib overalls, and nothing else. UUUUGGGHHH!!!!
iTS THE TRAINNING!
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