Comments on: Wal-Mart Culture http://cafehayek.com/2009/09/wal-mart-culture.html where orders emerge Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ray Gardner http://cafehayek.com/2009/09/wal-mart-culture.html/comment-page-1#comment-180051 Ray Gardner Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:13:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=6190#comment-180051 It's not universal of course, but I do know quite a few people who are not that aware of their own ideological leanings - even though they do have them - and the more Leftist and populist types tend to avoid WalMart and the more Right wing tend to shop at WalMart almost exclusively. Of these people I'm thinking of, none of them are very engaging in broader political or ideological discussions, and if I suggested to them that they are shopping where they're shopping because they have certain ideological reactions to the pop culture around them they would think I was reading too much into it. Everyone I know that voted for Obama just because it seemed like the thing to do will tell you how great Target is, and that they prefer Frys or Albertsons to Walmart for a host of reasons, but politics never enters into it. Likewise, the guy that votes McCain because he can't figure out what else to do shops at Walmart. It’s not universal of course, but I do know quite a few people who are not that aware of their own ideological leanings – even though they do have them – and the more Leftist and populist types tend to avoid WalMart and the more Right wing tend to shop at WalMart almost exclusively.

Of these people I’m thinking of, none of them are very engaging in broader political or ideological discussions, and if I suggested to them that they are shopping where they’re shopping because they have certain ideological reactions to the pop culture around them they would think I was reading too much into it.

Everyone I know that voted for Obama just because it seemed like the thing to do will tell you how great Target is, and that they prefer Frys or Albertsons to Walmart for a host of reasons, but politics never enters into it.

Likewise, the guy that votes McCain because he can’t figure out what else to do shops at Walmart.

]]> By: Justin P http://cafehayek.com/2009/09/wal-mart-culture.html/comment-page-1#comment-180015 Justin P Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:24:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=6190#comment-180015 I find it hard to believe that shopping or not shopping at Wal-Mart will effect your ideology. I've seen both Conservatives and Liberals shopping at Wal-Mart, it's usually the Liberals that are complaining about it, even with a full shopping cart. I find it hard to believe that shopping or not shopping at Wal-Mart will effect your ideology.

I’ve seen both Conservatives and Liberals shopping at Wal-Mart, it’s usually the Liberals that are complaining about it, even with a full shopping cart.

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