Thanks Again! I REALLY appreciate all the feedback.
krispenstpeter and cbg:
You both say there are better ways to go about educating this problem...Can you give me any suggestions?? I'm not denying the obvious flaws with my seemingly un-educated idea but I couldn't think of a more effective way to reach WalMart shoppers (then again, I've never been good at communicating my ideas through any means but film).
What do I know about WalMart? Let me condense this..
1-Founded by Waltons, 5 of whom are among the wealthiest 10 people in America (to illustrate, top 1% of rich own 49% of wealth, top 10% own 83%)
2-Many large Corporations are corrupt, yet have disgusting amounts of power in America both socially and politically (i.e. special interest groups: Walmart is #2 contributor to 2004 elections, already having donated 1 million).
3-I'm targeting Walmart because they are the largest, and in turn most powerful and (IMO) corrupt Corp., and boycott is a method for fighting problems practical for the everyday person (as consumers, we have the power-if we didn't give our money to these places, they wouldn't exist.) The overemphasis on price has led consumers to ignore the actual cost. To quote Steve Dobbins, a supplier who fell victim of WalMart's hardarming: "We want clean air, clear water, good living conditions, the best health care in the world--yet we aren't willing to pay for anything manufactured under those restrictions."
BOTTOM LINE:
Walmart ruthlessly stomps on workers, neighborhoods, competitors, and suppliers (not to mention the children in sweatshops). Want some factual justification for these assertions?