Walmart is pulling all confederate flag merch..

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by LATB

There were protests? And, like its the 1st time the PC police has gone after Walmart.

So, when government officials call for the removal of black American, or gay American, or Hispanic American, merchandise from the shelves...or any other product representing a particular culture, group, or fad...

Supporters of this move will support that..."for the good of the shareholders".

Have you eaten at a Sambo's lately? Yeah, they're long gone. Merchandise offensive to certain groups has vanished from stores before, or had the packaging changed, or the name changed. Right or wrong, nothing new about this.

[sanchez]

Originally Posted by LATB

There were protests? And, like its the 1st time the PC police has gone after Walmart.

So, when government officials call for the removal of black American, or gay American, or Hispanic American, merchandise from the shelves...or any other product representing a particular culture, group, or fad...

Supporters of this move will support that..."for the good of the shareholders".

Start your own low cost retailer and beat them at their game.

Why would they be catering to the PC police? What possible reaso beside driving or securing future profits could they have?

[LATB]

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

Have you eaten at a Sambo's lately? Yeah, they're long gone. Merchandise offensive to certain groups has vanished from stores before, or had the packaging changed, or the name changed. Right or wrong, nothing new about this.

Market driven. Not government.

[sanchez]

Originally Posted by LATB

Market driven. Not government.

Are you implying the walmart move was driven by the .gov?

[LATB]

Originally Posted by sanchez

Start your own low cost retailer and beat them at their game.

Why would they be catering to the PC police? What possible reaso beside driving or securing future profits could they have?

It's total PC.

Walmart has quit selling guns and ammo at many locations. In the south. Where the market for the product is strong. How does that help the bottom line? It doesn't. It's PC.

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by LATB

Market driven. Not government.

Is the government making Walmart remove merchandise from their stores? No, their knowledge of the market is. Like all business decisions, they could be wrong, but they've been pretty smart about knowing their market so far.

[sanchez]

Originally Posted by LATB

It's total PC.

Walmart has quit selling guns and ammo at many locations. In the south. Where the market for the product is strong. How does that help the bottom line? It doesn't. It's PC.

What does "PC" get them?

[LATB]

Originally Posted by sanchez

Are you implying the walmart move was driven by the .gov?

Not directly. Yet.

The announcement is the latest indication that the flag, a symbol of the slave-holding South, has become toxic in the aftermath of a shooting last week at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina. Gov. Nikki Haley announced in a Monday afternoon news conference that she supports removing the Confederate flag from the state capitol grounds.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

Is the government making Walmart remove merchandise from their stores? No, their knowledge of the market is. Like all business decisions, they could be wrong, but they've been pretty smart about knowing their market so far.

Funny how that knowledge changed overnight.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by sanchez

What does "PC" get them?

Favorable press. And keeps Sharpton off their back.

[sanchez]

Originally Posted by LATB

It's total PC.

Walmart has quit selling guns and ammo at many locations. In the south. Where the market for the product is strong. How does that help the bottom line? It doesn't. It's PC.

What was Walmart's margin on firearm sales? What was demand overall at the time the decision was made?

[sanchez]

Originally Posted by LATB

Favorable press. And keeps Sharpton off their back.

For what? Why would that matter?

[LATB]

For the record:
I don't own any confederate merchandise. No CSA merchandise or even memorabilia. Not even a historical piece.

[sanchez]

Originally Posted by LATB

Not directly. Yet.

The announcement is the latest indication that the flag, a symbol of the slave-holding South, has become toxic in the aftermath of a shooting last week at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina. Gov. Nikki Haley announced in a Monday afternoon news conference that she supports removing the Confederate flag from the state capitol grounds.

Be mad at shitty parents and goofy white kids with bowl cuts.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by sanchez

Be mad at shitty parents and goofy white kids with bowl cuts.

That. And liberalism that all but shut down the institutionalizing the criminally insane.

[DukeAllen]

Originally Posted by sanchez

Granted, I don't have the attachment to the 'stars and bars' that a lot of folks do. I'm from the north, the part of the country that invades and permanently occupies other parts.

Fify

As for pulling flags from the stores, is that going to discourage the skinheads one iota? More like it will confirm their beliefs against the government and the press.

[sanchez]

Originally Posted by LATB

That. And liberalism that all but shut down the institutionalizing the criminally insane.

Or whoever made bowl cuts fashionable.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by sanchez

Or whoever made bowl cuts fashionable.

I blame the Liverpool Lads.

[sanchez]

Originally Posted by DukeAllen

Fifty

As for pulling flags from the stores, is that going to discourage the skinheads one iota? More like it will confirm their beliefs against the government and the press.

Walmart doesn't give a shit about skinheads, black supremacists, isis, the Cherokee nation, or saving the planet.

They care about profits.

They may say some silly shit about 'caring' hit they don't. At all.

Whatever they do is profit motivated. Pure and simple. They are ruthless, giant, and have no trouble bankrupting suppliers.

The are amoral and completely supported by the vast majority of the American public.

[...Whitepower...]

Originally Posted by LATB

Not directly. Yet.

The announcement is the latest indication that the flag, a symbol of the slave-holding South, has become toxic in the aftermath of a shooting last week at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina. Gov. Nikki Haley announced in a Monday afternoon news conference that she supports removing the Confederate flag from the state capitol grounds.

The Supreme Court ruled that Texas can pass on the confederate flag on tags last week prior to this incident. And that had been in play for some time. It's long since been a source of contention for many.

Supreme Court says states can block Confederate flag license plates