On 18 Aug 2006 09:03:25 -0700, "dpb" wrote:

PS. Being in what most would consider a small town, there are the
occasional instances that there actually isn't much if any alternative
any longer as the influence of the BORG-syndrome is most observable on
the independent businesses in smaller communities which don't have the
population base to support the smaller merchants as well.

Former Georgia Congressman and former civil-rights activist Andrew
Young, I just heard on the radio, resigned today from a pro-Walmart
organization, after he was criticized for remarks he had made.

I have the story very close to accurate: He was asked if it was a
problem that Walmart drove small businesses out of business.

He said, No, because they are owned by Jews, Koreans, and Arabs and
they charge too much anyhow.


When I heard the start of the story (on NPR iirc) I didn't expect him
to have said anything this flamboyant or flaming. I guess Andy only
cares about non-discrimination when he's the one being
non-discriminated against. And he's so off the wall anyhow. Maybe
where he lives, but I'm sure the majority, probably the vast majority
of stores in the US put out of business weren't owned by Jews,
Koreans, or Arabs. I wonder if he got this line from meetings with
Wal-mart or he thought of it himself.