[Leica] OT ! a naked exposure

[bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)]

If you get a chance, check out the Frontline documentary on Wal-Mart and
its relationships with suppliers - scary.

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From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
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Phong
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 6:56 PM
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Subject: RE: [Leica] OT ! a naked exposure


 hlritter@mindspring.com wrote:
>   ....

I cannot say I agree with _everything_ you said,
and what I am about to say is not a refutation.
I do shop at WalMart on occasions when it was convenient
on my way to work at a prvious job, also eat
at McDonald's.  I was glad I got a job at McDonald's
flipping hamburgers many years ago.  I was even
gladder when I found a better job.  :-)

I haven't shopped at WalMart for a long time,
but when I did, I was glad they carried 35mm films
I used, and the film processing was inexpensive,
fast and reasonably competent, and friendlier than
the one camera shop we have in town.

I haven't followed the politics of WalMart so I cannot
say whether they are a socially responsible company 
or not.   However, just because they buy stuff from China and 
cater to the low end of the market does not necessarily 
make them a "bad" company.   People from the lower
economic rungs of society need to satisfy their consumerism
as much as any Yuppy  (Shopper's Bill of RIghts :-) ) 
Besides,  for all I know, that cheap stuff "made in China" might
actually be outsourced to yet a poorer country like neighbouring Viet
Nam, and may be feeding one of
my numerous cousins' family.   :-)    Heck, I take advantage
of cheap labor and cheap imports from China all the time,
for a long time, every time I go to Chinatown to eat and shop there.  I
am happy about it, the shopkeepers are happy about
it.   :-)

Anyway ...  what were talking about ?   :-)

- Phong

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