No Way To Treat a Friend: Wal-Mart’s Shabby Earthquake Aid to China

“Wal-Mart has donated a little over $430,000 to victims of the earthquake,"WMW~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Whoa,WalMart donated MORE than that to Bill Clinton ,$500,000, in March,2008 ,just a couple of months ago!

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“Wal-Mart has donated a little over $430,000 to victims of the earthquake, less than 1/30th what it donated to victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.”

How could Wal-Mart win this one?  If they gave MORE, we would hear the anti people crying about how Wal-Mart cares more about China, than they do about the U.S.!!  Now we see that this site is slamming them for not giving ENOUGH!!  And, it won’t be long before we hear, that Wal-Mart is giving money to Communist China and how terrible that is, as the money will be used for missiles to bomb us!!  But, if Wal-Mart gave NOTHING, we would hear how Wal-Mart doesn’t care about the suffering of their slave-wage labor in China!!

They are already destroying the USA with the help of wm.

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“Wal-Mart doesn’t care about the suffering of their slave-wage labor in China!!”

Well RDS gave it his usual try… he tried to spin this story to cover every possible scenario.

You were right on target with your last remark.  When you consider the billions of dollars China contributes to Wal-Mart’s profits, $430,000 is a pittance, no matter how you try to spin it!  As usual this one goes right over RDS’s head.  It’s not the amount that’s important....more money...or less money.  From a humanitarian standpoint businesses and country’s need to come together in a tragedy such as this.

The point of this story is that the piddly amount that Wal-Mart ponied up with, demonstrates once again how they really “value” suppliers and “associates.” Wal-Mart certainly LOVES China when the profits are flowing into Bentonville.  Just don’t expect them to be as enthusiastic when its time to send money the other way!

Besides, RDS… if the PR people in Bentonville would be less concerned about waving flags and calling press conferences to make sure the whole world is paying attention every time they made a donation, they could always send their money and contributions anonymously to the Red Cross or some other third party relief agency.  This way nobody could ever accuse Wal-Mart of seeking glory for itself or “caring more for China than the U.S.” When tragedies such as this occur, it’s not an opportunity to wring out all the PR mileage Wal-Mart can get .  Wal-Mart needs to just step up and do the right thing!

Unfortunately once again, the true nature of the Beast is revealed.  Wal-Mart’s actions always speak much louder than its words!  In this case, it’s called,“Biting the hand that feeds you?”

china contributes to your favorite stores profits too screwed by and we never hear crap from you on that.what a total moron you are.

They are already destroying the USA with the help of wm.

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Joe in
Saturday, May 24 at 04:03 AM

Joe: We are they, when we choose to shop at WalMart.

Right ddrb and that goes for any company that takes their jobs overseas FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY, while they stab their own country in the back.

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Screwedby,

“Besides, RDS… if the PR people in Bentonville would be less concerned about waving flags and calling press conferences to make sure the whole world is paying attention every time they made a donation”

Seems to me, that the article above is the one talking about Wal-Mart’s contribution and rather than tell what a ‘good’ thing Wal-Mart did, they put them down for not giving enough!!  And, guess what?  If Wal-Mart had kept it quiet, like you said, I’m sure the Headline above would read “Wal-Mart is so ‘cheap’, they didn’t donate ANYTHING to the China earthquake victims”!!  Your side will NEVER be satisfied, no matter what Wal-Mart does!!

“Wal-Mart needs to just step up and do the right thing!”

And, I guess that “right thing”, would be whatever YOU think it should be, RIGHT?  And, that will always be the opposite of whatever they actually do!!

“It’s not the amount that’s important....more money...or less money.”

Then, why in the world are YOU complaining about it?  After all, they did donate, HOW MUCH DID ‘YOU’ DONATE TO THE CHINA VICTIMS?

Wal-mart just gave $3million to China aid the other day people!!!  What has walmartwatch.com given for aid?

that’s rigth, w-m donated 3 millions, how much wal-mart wactch hes donated??? what’s going on with the millions of dollars you guys are getting from wal-mart’s competition

uh-Oh Walmarts hiring illegals again!

Call La Migra- hurry.

RDS,
Without even waiting for a response from the anti crowd, I can tell you with near certainty that WMW and their devotees game a sum total of exactly zero dollars to China quake victims. They do not, have not, nor will they ever, care enough about foreign workers to take money out of their wallets and send it to them. I know that’s been their punch-line for years - “what about the poor people of X country?? How can we support their meagre existence by exporting jobs??” But here’s the truth: they “care” about foreign workers in so far as it helps them get what they want over here - namely, more and better blue-collar jobs. They’ll never admit it, because it reveals an underlying greed, which they so vehemently and publicly denounce. I wish someone from the anti crowd would have the b*lls to come out and admit that greed is their underlying motive, but many of them are lying to themselves as well, and don’t even consciously realize it. Sickening, isn’t it??

Dose: Would you care to prove how you can unequivocally say that ANY here have NOT donated to Chinese quake victims?Either through their church,synogague or International Red Cross? I do not understand what greed you refer to regarding the allegedly anti crowd. What I do see is abundant evidence of “pocketbook patriotism” from the pro-crowd whose primary loyalty is ALWAYS,firstly to THEIR personal bottom line-and complete indifference to who and what the hidden costs are to anyone else,anywhere else...as long as they think it isn’t them.At least,that’s what the free market mantra they promote reflects. But since you presume to have such empirical knowledge of all matters,why don’t you tell us how much China sent to the US for Hurricane Katrina and Rita? And how much the antis sent for these American hurricane victims or more recently, to disabled WalMart employee Debbie Shank?Did Chinese donate to Debbie-especially Chinese W/M workers?

How much did the pro WalMarters send to Chinese victims,and to Debbie Shank-an American worker?

How much did the pro WalMarters send to Chinese victims,and to Debbie Shank-an American worker?

This isn’t about “pro Wal-Marters”, *—it’s about groups like WMW versus Wal-Mart.

In that regard, Wal-Mart gave more money to both the Chinese earthquake victims and Ms. Shank than you, my dear, will ever see in your lifetime…

And what about WMW?  I wouldn’t hold my breath for them to send anything to China, but if I were a donor to the Shanks’ cause (via WMW), I sure as hell would be curious how much money was distributed to the family…

Are you Dose? Was I actually addressing you? Is it required that you read/respond and ridicule my posts? Is nastiness a necessity ,that you insult everyone on this blog if they dont happen to be other than in WalMart worship mode?  I do not understand why David Nassar allows you to insult those who come here.,especially as a belligerent presence on another’s dime.

How much did China send to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita?

ddrb,
Go ahead - prove me wrong!!!! I welcome it!!! I want it!! I’m waiting for someone to stand up and prove that they care, via dollars donated.

And yes, my primary loyalty is to my own bottom line - is that weird?? is that wrong?? what exactly is wrong with that?? Why do you go to work every day?? to pay for SOMEONE ELSE?? Of course not - you do it for YOU. Let’s all just call an apple an apple and be honest.

“why don’t you tell us how much China sent to the US for Hurricane Katrina and Rita”

Don’t know, don’t care. Chinese workers are not the ones proclaiming to care about the welfare of american workers.

You are a dose,alright,but its not a dose of the truth that your post reminds me of.

Within China, it has also led to scorn heaped on successful people and big companies—including foreign brands such as McDonald’s Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.—whose perceived generosity somehow undershot expectations.

I know it’s fun to argue about who cares more (or less), but the “scorn” and “expectations” are coming from China!

Careful, careful…

Is it required that you read/respond and ridicule my posts?

Why not?  The rest of us, do!

Is nastiness a necessity ,that you insult everyone on this blog if they dont happen to be other than in WalMart worship mode?

Sorry, I have never seen anyone on the “pro” side resorting to dropping “F-bombs” and calling people “ignoramus”—if I were you, I would work on fixing what’s wrong on your side, first…

I do not understand why David Nassar allows you to insult those who come here.,especially as a belligerent presence on another’s dime.

Could it be that the powers-that-be realize belligerance goes both ways, here??

How much did China send to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita?

Probably zip—Wal-Mart, on the other hand, sent more than you’ll ever see in your lifetime (seems to be a lot of that going-on...).

ddrb,

“Is nastiness a necessity ,that you insult everyone on this blog if they dont happen to be other than in WalMart worship mode?”

Which side of the fence was SDV on, when he created his imbecile list?  For every insult you can produce from a Pro-side poster, I can produce 10 from the Anti-side poster!!

Joe, is another good example of someone who does little but INSULT people and he is on the Anti-side!!

RDS: Are you answering doses posts now?When you’ve abdicated the personal responsibilty of answering your OWN posts to bbrd,Mary,et al? Unlike you , I don’t authorize others to answer or speak for me,as you do. How can you possibly KNOW in advance what might not be said? I do not condone some of the rhetoric on either side, and prefer, as most seem to, on the “anti side” , to speak,INDIVIDUALLY, not collectively.

In a way, we speak with one voice!!~RDS

Enough said.

Unlike you , I don’t authorize others to answer or speak for me,as you do.

But you continually spout the same rhetoric as everyone else—in fact, you take it one step further by copying/pasting whatever your “magic mouse” happens to find on any given day…

...as most seem to, on the “anti side” , to speak,INDIVIDUALLY, not collectively.

I’ll remember you said that next time I see the words “Vlasic” and “Rubbermaid” posted, here…

ddrb,

“When you’ve abdicated the personal responsibilty of answering your OWN posts to bbrd,Mary,et al”

I have not abdicated my personal responsibility of answering posts aimed at me, I just allow those others to post things that I may not have thought of at the time!!

“How can you possibly KNOW in advance what might not be said”

If something is NOT said, then I will add it, when I post!!  But, basically, I have found the others posts to be similar to my views and don’t think that I would be ashamed to be associated with anything they say!!  In other words, they are my kind of people!!

“to speak,INDIVIDUALLY, not collectively.”

If you are on the right side of an issue, the collective wisdom will be the same to all involved on your side!!  If you find yourself disagreeing with some of the others on YOUR side, it is time to re-evaluate, whether the side you are on, is actually telling the truth or spinning!!  When something is right, it’s right and there will be no disagreement!!

Take the mission statement of this site, it states ‘changing Wal-Mart’, yet, Ken V. & Screwedby, have both stated their aim is to DESTROY Wal-Mart and put them out of business, not change it, is that the anti position you have?  Really, I can understand WHY you would not like others to answer for you, because some of them are pure ‘off the wall’ Kooks!!

“don’t think that I would be ashamed to be associated with anything they say!!  In other words, they are my kind of people!! “-RDS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~So,RDS, when bbrd concocts a lie about being my exhusband, that we spent time together at Cape Cod,and continues the deception-you approve of this? This is your kind of person? What falsehood will be perpetrated next ,and against whom?.And why?............."When something is right, it’s right and there will be no disagreement!! “--RDS~~~~~~~~~~~No,RDS,not everyone is required to march in goosestep-THIS is why individual expression and opinion is essential. Example:That is why there are different candidates to choose from, before a final nominee is named.Even after a nominee is named, there is individual opinion.I think rdfeinmann was correct in his assessment of how narrow and limited your perceptions of the world truly are. Lastly,the anti-"kooks" to which you refer,in all probability would have reservations about giving ME a blank check to write in anything I wanted,like you have done with YOUR “peeps” .And I question your judgment to have that much confidence in total strangers----or are they?

ddrb,

“So,RDS, when bbrd concocts a lie about being my exhusband, that we spent time together at Cape Cod,and continues the deception-you approve of this?”

First, how do I know that what he says isn’t true and you are the one that is lying?  Second, as that has NOTHING to do with Wal-Mart, it makes little difference to me!!

“What falsehood will be perpetrated next ,and against whom?”

Seeing how many times that JOE, Screwedby and others have posted lies about me, and many times you have aligned yourself with them, where’s the difference?

“No,RDS,not everyone is required to march in goosestep-THIS is why individual expression and opinion is essential.”

But, this seems to be exactly what the ANTI crowd does, quoting others views and adopting them as their own!!  When I read bbrd’s, or Mary’s or Daves, they don’t ‘cut and paste’ something someone else said, they give their “individual expression and opinion” based on Facts that can be proven if asked!!  Also, when asked a question, they ANSWER in a rational and logical manner, not some INSULT, like most of the anti people do, when they have NO real answer!!

Remember, when you ‘cut and paste’ something someone else said, you are giving credence to it and saying that YOU believe it to be the definitive answer to the problem, where is the allowance for “expression and opinion”?

People like Screwedby, has even stated, that opposing opinions, should not be ALLOWED here!!

“I think rdfeinmann was correct in his assessment of how narrow and limited your perceptions of the world truly are.”

First, I have an “Open Mind”, so my perceptions are not narrow and limited, in fact, I go to great lenghts most of the time to explain my perceptions, I don’t just buy into that whole ‘Beast of Bentonville is evil’ concept that your side does!!  Second, if I look outside and see it raining, I will only accept as fact, those who agree that it is raining and will reject anyone who says it isn’t, but, that’s NOT because I am being “required to march in goosestep”, it is because I got wet when I went outside!!  Some here, tend to listen to others, only because they reinforce a view, but do not necessarily reflect the truth!!  Believe it or not, experience, is a better teacher, than what some biased writer posts!!  A good example of this is, when an anti person wrote, that “Personal Responsibility” is a Whacko Concept!!

RDS : “Some here, tend to listen to others, only because they reinforce a view, but do not necessarily reflect the truth!! “~~~~~~~~~~Yes, and obviously YOU are one of them if you to choose to turn around and accuse ME of being a liar to deflect from bbrd’s willful deceptions.

...and continues the deception...

OK, this has gone-on, far enough—what was meant to be a satirical one-liner (well, maybe two...) has been drawn-out, long enough to put innocents like RDS in the crossfire.

As I just said, it was purely a satirical bent—for anyone out there who actually bought-into the bbrd/* story, I’m sorry I disilliusioned you folks.

As for the reality of the situation, let’s face it—she’s just not my type!

In other words, they are my kind of people!!

The feeling’s mutual, RDS—the rest of us thank you for the props…

I still think a nice, cozy chat room is what best suits you ‘talents’, bbrd. Who knows? You might get lucky.

“The dogs bark but the caravan moves on.” ~ Arabian proverb

I still think a nice, cozy chat room is what best suits you ‘talents’, bbrd. Who knows? You might get lucky.

Going four-for-four, I see, Kenbo…

Face it, no one is buying what you people have to sell, anymore…

Don’t get me wrong, bbrd, guys like you and RDS are welcome foils here. It’s just that you seem to have some ‘issues’ with members of the opposite sex and I really don’t think blogging on an anti Wal-Mart site will help you.

Face it, no one is buying what you people have to sell, anymore…

Wal-Mart’s reputational problems are over? I must have missed the memo.

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” ~ Warren Buffet

ddrb,

There you go again, twisting what I said, I never said you were lying, I asked a question: “how do I know that what he says isn’t true and you are the one that is lying?”, notice the question mark?

It’s just that you seem to have some ‘issues’ with members of the opposite sex...

You are a master of twisting things around, aren’t you, Kenbo?

For the record, I only have issues with a certain person of the opposite sex—period.

You are a master...

When you are able to traverse the rice paper without leaving a sign, you will have learned.