Comments on: In Memory of the Trampled Wal-Mart Worker: A Contemplative Rant

By: Black Friday Greed Kills Walmart Employee | Ephemeral Thoughts

Black Friday Greed Kills Walmart Employee | Ephemeral Thoughts — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:24:23 +0000

[...] was going to write a post about this, but Carl said it better than I could, so I’ll link to him [...]

By: Eileen Flanagan

Eileen Flanagan — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:26:43 +0000

As a Quaker, starting with silence seems like a good response to me. Seeing the log in our own eyes is so often the hardest part.

Thanks,
Eileen
http://www.imperfectserenity.com

By: zoecarnate

zoecarnate — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:13:27 +0000

Yeah, this was heartbreaking. I concur!

By: Jen Thomsen

Jen Thomsen — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:26:40 +0000

Articulate and insightful. Thank you! Jen

By: Carl McColman

Carl McColman — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:23:07 +0000

Thanks, Beth. Wow: the Eagles, the Stones, Christ, the Buddha… what a great assortment of wisdom keepers!

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:27:32 +0000

Hi Carl–
Just made a post and linked to this excellent one–
Thanks for this.

http://virtualteahouse.com/blogs/beth/archive/2008/12/02/what-might-the-buddha-via-the-eagles-say-about-the-trampled-wal-mart-worker.aspx

By: Beth Patterson : What might the Buddha, via The Eagles, say about the trampled Wal-Mart worker?

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:56:54 +0000

[...] The Rolling Stones once sang, “I shouted out, ‘Who killed the Kennedys?’ When after all, it was you and me.” Likewise, my friends, it was you and me who trampled to death that Wal-Mart employee in the midst of a Black Friday rush. We must avoid the temptation of seeing our culture as divided into consumerist goats and non-consumerist sheep. That just introduces another dualism into our lives, and solves nothing. We are all mad shoppers, we are all air and water polluters, we are all eagerly hypnotized by our baubles and trinkets while the world around us gasps in a fever. Read the rest of the post here: In Memory of the Trampled Wal-Mart Worker: A Contemplative Rant [...]

By: Steve Hayes

Steve Hayes — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:43:04 +0000

It makes a lot of sense of Buy Nothing Day.

By: In the Coracle » links for 2008-11-30 » “It’s almost like you’re writing a book one post at a time” - Kedge

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:01:25 +0000

[...] In Memory of the Trampled Wal-Mart Worker: A Contemplative Rant « Anamchara • The Website of Unkn… If you’re a conservative Christian and you’re worried about sex, then do something about human trafficking. If you’re a liberal Christian and you’re worried about the ongoing relevance of your faith, then take a stand against excessive consumerism. If you’re a non-Christian but interested in Christian contemplation, then at least recognize that contemplative spirituality demands that people come before either things or money or ideology. Regardless of your political or theological persuasion, we all need to address the question of how our faith should inform our relationship to the earth, to natural resources, and to sustainable living. [...]

By: William Guice

William Guice — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:06:01 +0000

thanks. i needed to read this.