While I can only do a very small part by not shopping at Sears, there’s just not enough will power or momentum among the broader population to do the same. So in the end it makes very little difference except for a small sense of satisfaction knowing that I’ve done the right thing.
Corporate thugs have counted on this general apathy for a very long time and profited obscenely as a result. But for some odd reason (sarcasm), people still refuse to make the connection between long-term trends of manufacturing losses, high unemployment, lower wages, and the rise of corporate raiders that define the likes of Bain Capital et al.
Here’s the best illustration that I’ve seen of this willful disconnect (thank you, Wilburpan!) – http://youtu.be/4py2rvL0_3E
