Dear People,
I’m not so convinced you are aware of how bad things can get if you don’t stand up to corporate greed. In my travels around the world, I’ve seen countries in various levels of rise and decay.
I assure you, things can and will get much worse.
Earlier this week I met a man that claimed to make 600 million dollars a year. I asked him to stop raping the American dream. (Did I go to far?) I think not. Something happened to you America and there are very real reasons the world hates you. This black Friday, that I made a point not to buy a single thing, is a great opportunity to share with you where your Christmas presents come from.
The truth is that all these things and all these factories could be in America, and all these employees could be paid a real wage. The only thing that stops them is the drive for Billions of dollars in only the pockets of executives. Keep in mind when you walk into Wal Mart almost everything there was made in a place like I’m about to show you.
You have a sense of detachment I’m sure. Those people (and children) are thousands of miles away. I take this opportunity to reinforce my statement from my first post. IF THEY DIDN’T HAVE TO PAY YOU MINIMUM WAGE… THEY WOULDN’T. Think about it Social Security, Medicare, Minimum Wage, Job Banks, even your Military, all of the government blankets that protect you. Can and will be taken away by the very people that tell you that tell you, you have the capitalistic opportunity to make as much as they do.
The top 1% actually believes that your stupid enough to buy into their scam. I cannot legally condone violence against wall street. so I hope you will help them collapse by the same greed that got them there.
Happy Christmas shopping,
Thank you and Semper Fidelis,
Martin Bammes
#1 by Prudence on November 25, 2011 - 11:59 pm
We are a nasty species. Nasty lazy and selfish. I was horrified by the Black Friday freak-show.
I have no faith we can save ourselves.
#2 by Rico on November 26, 2011 - 7:46 am
Do you know we are being lead to slaughters by placid admirals and that fat slow generals are getting obscene on young blood?
#3 by cav on November 26, 2011 - 8:54 am
It’s a trap, and the Nike sweatshop just another training ground. Those kids will be facing someone on the battleground when their replacements are properly brought up to speed.
It’s global corporatocracy, not rocket surgery
#4 by Martin Bammes on November 26, 2011 - 10:58 am
Prudence, I know, I thought like that for so many years, but there is hope. A glimmer in a dark auditorium, but some. America and the dollar face imminent collapse. I will use the Kyrgyz people for example. Modern, civilized, people who buy there textile goods right there at home. In my Turkish travels, particularly in Izmir and Ankara most of these clothes, furniture and other idem are usually made by real paid employees above the shops they’re made in. Why don’t you come down and stand with me in the Occupy movement. There is hope.
#5 by Larry Bergan on November 26, 2011 - 11:20 am
16 hours a day repeating one task with on chance of change is life in hell. That is one depressing video!
The sad thing is that making a wage which allows you to buy those things doesn’t make you happy.
Money sucks. The task of the Occupy movement is figuring out how to live without it and they’ve already made giant strides.
#6 by Richard Warnick on November 26, 2011 - 11:22 am
Wal-Mart started out as a “buy American” retailer but they changed their business model. Now it has changed again, as Wal-Mart’s grocery business has expanded to more than half of total sales. But I have refused to shop at Wal-Mart for years on general principles.
#7 by Martin Bammes on November 26, 2011 - 11:25 am
Cav China doesn’t fight senseless wars with guns. We do
#8 by Larry Bergan on November 26, 2011 - 11:44 am
I live right next door to Walmart, but I rarely shop there. The bad thing is that all the other places aren’t much different.
#9 by Richard Warnick on November 26, 2011 - 12:06 pm
I do shop at Costco, because they treat their employees better than Wal-Mart does.
#10 by Larry Bergan on November 26, 2011 - 12:13 pm
I have a Costco card and love the store, but I wish I could buy smaller portions sometimes. I wanted to get some pancake syrup and ended up with a gallon.
#11 by Fancy Feast on November 26, 2011 - 7:02 pm
Not too hard to see why some go for broke and rise with a gun in their hand…better stay on top America, there gonna be a whole lot of people who are gonna wanna kick you on the way down….
#12 by cav on November 26, 2011 - 8:14 pm
Martin, It’s very much a perspective thing. No one expects a sparrow to view things in the same way an eagle does. Much less a spy Satellite. Much much less a Cheney / Rumsfield type brain-trust