• Bob Robertson IX @discuss.tchncs.de
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    16 hours ago

    I’ve not stepped inside a Walmart in over 10 years, I had shopped almost exclusively at Target, but that stopped after they bent the knee.

    I still haven’t gone inside Walmart, but, they have curbside pickup. Do all my shopping through the app and they bring it out to my car. I don’t like that I’m supporting Walmart, but fuck, I’ve gotta get my shit from somewhere and it’s either Amazon, Walmart, Kroger or Target.

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      11 hours ago

      I’ve gotta get my shit from somewhere and it’s either Amazon, Walmart, Kroger or Target.

      Honestly the fault for this shit storm lies with the government for allowing big box stores and grocery conglomerates to buy up smaller operators and dominate the market. And the origins of that lies with the Reagan/Thatcher trickle down bullshit.

      If America could/would have seen through the lies and obfuscation in 1980 I believe everything would be radically different than it is now.

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      15 hours ago

      I’d still say Walmart is objectively worse. Target may have dropped DEI, but Walmart has too and they have multiple known practices to push out small companies, predatory practices and tricks to force their workers to live near poverty levels by denying them insurance and decent pay.

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        13 hours ago

        A dramatic downturn of profits at Target immediately after they dropped their DEI policies sends a message. A downturn in Wal-Mart’s profits as they conduct business as usual does not.

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        13 hours ago

        Oh, I know… but they’ve always been shit and never pretended otherwise. Boycotting Target is to send a message to hopefully get then to stop being as shitty.

        Honestly, it all really just seems pointless.

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          12 hours ago

          I’m not suggesting to shop at Target, just don’t spend your money at Walmart instead. Try to find local or other stores that have things. For example, in South Texas there are HEB Plus stores that have pretty much everything Target and Walmart have.

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      15 hours ago

      You could try smaller, local businesses if Walmart and Target have not pushed them out in your area.

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      14 hours ago

      Walmart thanks you for ignoring the many 10,000 times worse horrifying business practices they perfected. Good for you though, the cause du jour stands.

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      15 hours ago

      Thanks for doing what you can. Unfortunately we live in a world of compromise, too many of us on the left let perfect ideals defeat good practices.

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        14 hours ago

        It’s not “not perfect” to pick Walmart over target. It’s like picking Hitler over some dude who killed two people.

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          13 hours ago

          Did you read a word I wrote? Many don’t have a good choice. Often doing the best you can, is all you can do.

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            13 hours ago

            They said they were choosing Walmart over target. So maybe you yourself did not read?