Funny observations about that ad. First off, the picture of the car with a canoe on the roof at the "workers" station is a German built Rabbit. Secondly, Wally's is a major contributor to the flood of manufacturing jobs over seas so that they can sell cheap, poorly made shit to the masses.
Quote: Frank Cannon wrote in post #2Funny observations about that ad. First off, the picture of the car with a canoe on the roof at the "workers" station is a German built Rabbit. Secondly, Wally's is a major contributor to the flood of manufacturing jobs over seas so that they can sell cheap, poorly made shit to the masses.
Keen observations, Frank.
I got caught up in the whole "work is a beautiful thing" meme and didn't notice the particulars.
The ad seemed to me to be resonating the words of presidential candidate Romney. Words that so many shiftless Americans on the government teat did not want to hear:
The duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from its government. ~ Thomas Paine
The factory in the opening shots reminded me of the factory Dagny Taggart and Hank Reardon visited in their search for the John Galt designed generator.
Quote: Frank Cannon wrote in post #2Funny observations about that ad. First off, the picture of the car with a canoe on the roof at the "workers" station is a German built Rabbit. Secondly, Wally's is a major contributor to the flood of manufacturing jobs over seas so that they can sell cheap, poorly made shit to the masses.
To paraphrase WalMart is no longer Sam Walton's WalMart.
Zitat.................... On March 17, 1992 US President George H. W. Bush presented Sam Walton with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Walton died on April 5, 1992. His eldest son, S. Robson Walton, succeeded him as Chairman of the corporate board of directors, on April 7, 1992. This year, Walmart had a presence in 45 states which by this time expanded into Idaho, Montana, and Oregon, as well as Puerto Rico. ................................................. The company entered the Chinese market in 1996 through a joint-venture agreement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Walmart
One of the major cultural problems we have is that the PTB no longer value nor perceive any reason to reward work. They value connections, profits uber alles, financial shenanigans, labor arbitrage, etc.