MOTHER WOULD APPROVE…
There is a school of attitude that seeks to seek the sunny side of life, to embrace the half-full glass, to emulate their goddess Pollyanna. I’m not a member. But neither am I a pessimist. On balance I think the world is a good place with a lot of bad actors.
Frank, who hates to shop at Walmart, has listed Five Good Things About Walmart. He goes on to admit that there are undoubtedly bad sides to all his points (which is why I won’t bother to fisk the list) but sees the list as an exercise in embracing the grey.
His list applauds Walmart because:
1) It employs handicapped and elderly people who probably couldn’t get a job anywhere else.
2) Its hours permit customers (like myself) to pick up emergency household items at a time when other stores have already closed.
3) It allows countless manufacturers/producers to introduce themselves and their products to a considerable amount of people.I
4) It offers lower income families the chance to clothe their kids in decent, new clothes for less money.
5) It’s a national name that you can trust: need something but not sure where to find it? Wal-Mart is generally nearby.
Which goes to show, I think, that you can always say something nice about anyone.
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