Current Events > Aftermath of Walmart looting

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Tactical_Spork posted...

lol @ the mega brain bad faith arguments and dogwhistling

They've really ramped it up lately. It's too bad mods treat every single bad faith post from racist shitbags as if it exists in a vacuum under the guise of being fair and objective lmao

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Seems bad, imo
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Bananana posted...

i agree. i cant believe police and government let it get to this point. they should be ashamed for damaging property and harming lives

and also for the looting and rioting

i remember being young and clueless
envy bro

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NeoShadowhen posted...

Eh. Id be hesitant to go for
the produce. Somebody might have pissed on it.

Potatoes and apples have skin you can peel off. Video shows both.

What is with this topic?

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InfinityMonster posted...

I'm confused by all the white people from the suburbs that support this. At this point, that shit comes off as concern trolling.

"Think of the black people being brutalized by police, but who cares about the black people affected by the protests and riots"

"It's worth it guys"

Seriously, shut the fuck up lol.

Agreed. People comfortably sitting at home saying it's "worth it" while the community of the people they're supposedly arguing for is getting destroyed. Then they have the nerve to say other people are talking in "bad faith." How about you actually care about the people you are fighting for than your team?

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Video is sad but I still chuckled that so many vegetables were left untouched. And I'm an asshole for thinking this, but i see the excuse of "eating healthy is too expensive" yet even when they're not paying they still don't wanna eat healthy lmao
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WaterLink posted...

Video is sad but I still chuckled that so many vegetables were left untouched. And I'm an asshole for thinking this, but i see the excuse of "eating healthy is too expensive" yet even when they're not paying they still don't wanna eat healthy lmao

you gotta figure out what to do with an eggplant when you get it home and after a long night of looting who the fuck has time for pinterest recipes

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I mean she continuously talks in the video about how "we do this to ourselves" sounds like she knew what type of neighborhood and community she lives in and if it was a real issue she'd move to a better one.

Solid Sonic posted...

What is with this topic?

People disgusted with looting and destruction butting heads with people who dont give a fuck because its an evil corporation ( that in this case feeds, employs, provides hygiene for, and clothes people)

Like they genuinely think people like these looters just want better 9-5 opportunities, "equality", healthcare and all this will be magically fixed.

Blue_School posted...

I mean she continuously talks in the video about how "we do this to ourselves" sounds like she knew what type of neighborhood and community she lives in and if it was a real issue she'd move to a better one.

uh what
it's not, like, always that easy, you know, man?

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I feel bad for that woman, but not for Walmart.
But if Walmart is the only grocery store she has access to, then that's indicative of a wider socio-economic problem.

I don't even know which side is right here.

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where's the confusion?
who ITT is saying "ohhhh nooo not walmart, poor walmart, this is unjust for WALMART" anyway

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Solid Sonic posted...

What is with this topic?

CE.

Ok let's go back to peacefully kneeling during the anthem, that really accomplished our goals after years of it. Looting and riots are finally forcing action. Anyone concern trolling about poor walmart doesn't understand that store has been looting our communities for decades now or that this is how change has happened historically. No doubt powerful people are amplifying videos like this to astroturf the people against destroying racist capital. No surprise it's CE's resident stock market bros and conservatives (that also hated peaceful kneeling) not caring about the black community until a walmart was hurt.

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foreverzero212 posted...

Ok let's go back to peacefully kneeling during the anthem, that really accomplished our goals after years of it. Looting and riots are finally forcing action. Anyone concern trolling about poor walmart doesn't understand that store has been looting our communities for decades now or that this is how change has happened historically. No doubt powerful people are amplifying videos like this to astroturf the people against destroying racist capital. No surprise it's CE's resident stock market bros and conservatives (that also hated peaceful kneeling) not caring about the black community until a walmart was hurt.

this

there have been police reform policies passing throughout the nation. that did not happen until riots started

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I think looting is over the line. If you're using the riot to make it easy to just take something for yourself then that's b/s.

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lol the fruits and veggies are still safe and all the junk food gone. why am I not surprised.

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Nobody gives a fuck that its a walmart you idiots

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foreverzero212 posted...

until a walmart was hurt.

It has nothing to do with Walmart and I dont know why people keep only focusing on that.

foreverzero212 posted...

Ok let's go back to peacefully kneeling during the anthem, that really accomplished our goals

If Kaepernick wasnt a mess during that then maybe it would have done something at the time. But from sitting on the bench before the game because youre not a starter, to wearing socks with pigs as cops, and praising Castro .... he was all over the place.

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foreverzero212 posted...

Looting and riots are finally forcing action.

The only action being forced is business relocating to the suburbs, while property values in the affected areas decay until gentrification becomes viable all over again in a decade or two.

All that's happened is a new redlining, based on insurance premiums.

Pretty sad, feel bad for that lady and everyone else who has to live around people who behave that way. A lot of people don't have cars and have to rely on walking to stores to get food near them. Or rely on public transportation which seems to have been suspended or cut down (not sure if it's back up and running in some cities affected by the riots or not)

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Houston posted...

Or rely on public transportation which seems to have been suspended or cut down

This is why public transit is universally terrible, outside of maybe NYC.

It doesn't actually go anywhere, seems to stop running right before you need get somewhere and doesn't start running again until you're already late, and shuts down completely at the slightest hint of trouble.

gatorsPENSbucs posted...

It has nothing to do with Walmart and I dont know why people keep only focusing on that.

If Kaepernick wasnt a mess during that then maybe it would have done something at the time. But from sitting on the bench before the game because youre not a starter, to wearing socks with pigs as cops, and praising Castro .... he was all over the place.

You're sad for this woman because her Walmart is a mess. You felt nothing about her community being looted by walmart to the point that she apparently feels like it's the only place she can get food. Years of that was all just fine. Police brutality wasn't a big enough issue to interrupt football for. It was seeing a walmart destroyed that finally made you feel something.

Plenty of people other than Kaep have been kneeling and peacefully protesting in many ways over the years but white status quo joes are always going to find something to complain about any form of protest. They want us to remain invisible so they can keep ignoring us.

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Questionmarktarius posted...

The only action being forced is business relocating to the suburbs, while property values in the affected areas decay until gentrification becomes viable all over again in a decade or two.

All that's happened is a new redlining, based on insurance premiums.

No you missed that pesky police reform thing that's finally being taken seriously. That's an action that's being forced.

If walmart thinks it's too risky to continue looting these "dangerous" areas (their entire business model) and they want to try their hand at the suburbs instead, then godspeed. Maybe we'll finally be able to build back some semblance of locally owned grocers and small businesses that're actually invested in the community before they were destroyed by walmart tactics.

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would a locally owned grocer and small business not get looted?
or if it did get looted, is that also okay in pursuit of the movement?

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The Trent posted...

would a locally owned grocer and small business not get looted?
or if it did get looted, is that also okay in pursuit of the movement?

Let's ask that guy from 1992...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFFaqyyYvTM

foreverzero212 posted...

You felt nothing about her community being looted by walmart

foreverzero212 posted...

If walmart thinks it's too risky to continue looting these "dangerous" areas

Wut
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he's being comrade-y saying that walmart's business practices amount to looting local communities

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Wal-Mart has been known to actively choke out local businesses and pay their employees so little that they have to train them on how to collect govt assistance so he's not exactly wrong

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Good lord, some of the takes in this topic... imagine being in support of selfish looting.

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WaterLink posted...

Wut

Walmart's business model is to wipe out local economies til they're the only show in town. Then take all money being spent there and invest it elsewhere (usually investing in doing the same to other communities). If draining the resources from one area and dipping isn't looting to you then feel free to call it something else. The effects remain the same. Everyone on the internet hated walmart in the mid 00s for doing this but I guess enough time has passed that it's been normalized.

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foreverzero212 posted...

Everyone on the internet hated walmart in the mid 00s for doing this but I guess enough time has passed that it's been normalized.

Well... Amazon is kicking the shit out of Walmart at its own game.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Well... Amazon is kicking the shit out of Walmart at its own game.

Truuu they're the new death star occupying people's attention. Then I guess that'll be normalized too and everyone will forget that 99.9% of America didn't always look like abandoned manufacturing towns.

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Yeah lets go ahead and destroy our own neighborhoods! That'll show 'em!

Steelix500 posted...

Yeah lets go ahead and destroy our own neighborhoods! That'll show 'em!

Yeah! Let's teach our government by fucking up our neighbors!

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Maybe she can shop at Amazon
All the internet hand-wringing in the world isn't going to change things

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QueenCarly posted...

Do people eat this shit up because they elevate their vocabulary to sound smart? Stealing the Xbox and Doritos is "humanity demanding to be recognized?" Give me a break.

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looting is the ultimate strike against a system that deems mass-produced objects to be far more precious than life itself now please excuse me while i loot mass-produced objects in the name of humanity

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The Trent posted...

looting is the ultimate strike against a system that deems mass-produced objects to be far more precious than life itself now please excuse me while i loot mass-produced objects in the name of humanity

Wait, fancy it up

Inspiring others to acquire objects of greed and re-assigning them to a more needed environment is the best way to fight back against this system that has been overlayed over true living, and the fact they have convinced many people that mass-produced items have any value proves that we must act now. We will continue our task of re-assigning these worthless items to commuties that can truly make use of them. They are a soulless and rich corporation, so their workers and items can be replaced.

"Why couldn't yall just sign an online petition or something instead :'("

Because voting blue didn't work, peaceful protests didn't work, America whined about something as innocent as kneeling during sports. You will complain about anything we do that is visible. Looting and rioting is finally working and getting action as it always does. Sorry somebody's mom gotta wade through a mess for 1 or 2 grocery runs to get to plenty of groceries that are still on the shelf. Black lives matter more than an inconvenience at the walmart. Again that video getting amplified by big tech is no doubt to astroturf people against protesting.

And these aren't "our neighborhoods" we don't own any part of them. I doubt many even own a share of walmart. These are bubbles of exploitation created by walmart and the politicians they have bought.

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You're missing the point, but just walk around it with your self-righteousness

Proofpyros posted...

You're missing the point, but just walk around it with your self-righteousness

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No I get your point.

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The Trent posted...

would a locally owned grocer and small business not get looted?
or if it did get looted, is that also okay in pursuit of the movement?

Plenty of people on this board have celebrated small businesses getting destroyed using the exact same "theyre insured" excuse (fun fact: rioting damage is intentional destruction and no, insurance doesnt cover it).

foreverzero212 posted...

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No I get your point.

Uh oh, better look at a profile and bitch out

So they did to Wal-Mart what Wal-Mart been doing to mom and pop stores .

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