Originally posted by: Amused
Neither.
What is evil are those people who mindlessly target whatever company or person who is on top or the most popular.
If you measure a society its gov't, in terms of "freedom", defined by documented and established rights and the ability to exercise those without interference, while at the same time not having your rights interfered with by others - well, in that sense, I would indeed suggest that this country is in a crisis, and that it is indeed at a point worse than any other time, in this country's history, save perhaps for the bloody civil war, when Lincoln declared a state of emergency and placed the country under martial law.Originally posted by: mobobuff
But I can tell you that I'm not so ignorant as to think the society that I live in is horrible, or is degrading, or is at this point worse than any other time in history.
But I would become a "victim", if gov't were abolished, or corporations were immune from gov't influence, and then they would be free to infringe upon my rights all that they wished, all in the name of greater profits. Amused seems to support that, and therefore I couldn't in my right mind ever agree with you assessment of his viewpoint.Originally posted by: mobobuff
Don't patronize Amused, he doesn't need it. He seems to be the only one in this thread with his head on straight.
There are thousands of alternatives to Microsoft and Wal-Mart products, don't try to make yourself a victim by claiming there aren't. Please.
Did you read the initial post? Its not about the products they sell, but rather the serious implications of increased deaths on the highways as a result of affording a 16-hour work shift, which would be up from 10-hours.Originally posted by: iversonyin
I do not see how Walmart nor MS is evil in anyway.
If you don't like the way they treat their worker, don't work for them.
If you don't like their product, don't buy them?
What is so evil about them?
Originally posted by: Pciber
well... lets see here..
walmart screws their employees, but is good to the general public
Microsoft screws the general public, but is good to its employees...
i'd say microsoft, because they screw more people![]()
Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
I don't consider either evil. If no one likes work hours and whatever, well, this is a free country so they don't have to work there.
Neither are monopolies. In walmart's case there are many other stores to shop at. In microsoft's case there are other OS's and hardware to use. If you don't like microsoft, go to linux or mac (yuk!). If you don't like walmart, shop somewhere else. No one is forcing you. I mean, honestly, they aren't monopolies, there are other choices :roll:
I just think that people are envious of the company that happens to be on top so they start trying to find ways to mark these companies as "evil."
Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
I just think that people are envious of the company that happens to be on top so they start trying to find ways to mark these companies as "evil."
