I gave the movie 4 stars because I think the message is important. Even though the film is somewhat poorly made, the message comes across. It's an all too familiar story of corporate greed, on a gigantic global scale.
Let's look at Jed's arguments point by point:
1. It is an attack on Wal-Mart for one reason and one reason only. Wal-Mart is non-union.
I certainly did not get this impression. Pro workers' rights, certainly. The movie spends only a small segment of time with Wal-Marts Union-busting.
2. It is poorly made
Yes, the film is low budget and the production values reflect this. It also looks like it was made very quickly. But it is still effective.
3. Wal-Mart is a world wide corporation and makes mistakes
Hard to argue with that since both points are obvious.
4. In the mind of the modern socialist/communist free enterprise is bad, you are too stupid to know what to do with your money and you will bow to what their will is no matter the cost.
I'm not sure what Jed is trying to say here...
5. If you are paying someone $2 a day to make goods but the average in their area is $1 a day, $2 is better (especially when there is no union dues demanded).
$2 a day is still slave wages, anywhere in the world, no matter how you spin it.
6. You cannot gauge poverty on income.
Funny, because that's exactly how the US government measures poverty. People who have little or no income are usually considered poor. That's pretty much the definition of poverty.
7. No one is forced to shop at Wal-Mart
If Wal-Mart is the only place in your town to buy essentials such as food and clothing, because they've driven out the competition, then you are forced to shop at Wal-Mart. I've seen towns where Wal-Mart was the only store around for miles.
8. Wal-Mart puts some businesses out of business (that is the goal of business, to be the best and that angers the socialist/communist who wants to be the one who has control of who is in business, who is not and how you will spend your money).
So let's just have one company in the world, that would be great, right? That would be the logical end result of your argument. Some people prefer to have a choice when they shop.
9. Businesses are created because of Wal-Mart (that really angers the socialist/communist because something grew without them and that does not speak well of their "you are too stupid to do anything without us" cry).
What outside businesses does Wal-Mart create, other than its own stores? The only businesses I see them creating are manufacturing business for countries like China, Honduras, Thailand, Mexico, etc etc etc.
10. Anti Wal-Mart, modern socialst/communists, etc. needs useful idiots and this is a great recruiting video for that.
Well this as good a place as any to leave the reader with their own private estimation of Jed's intelligence.
Thanks Jed.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 3, 2019
