Posted on 09/25/2004 6:31:42 AM PDT by jalisco555
Nope. I am into software (check profile).
I am leery about this sort of thing. Let's take Hitler's "Mein Kampf" Should we not sell it because of its odious antisemitic commentary? When we ban selling it, we lose a chance to understand the reasoning of a man who caused a major war.
In a statement e-mailed to Reuters, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman said, "Based on significant customer feedback regarding the book titled 'The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion,' we have made a business decision to remove this book ... from our site at www.walmart.com."
A business decision? An effin business decision? What about a moral decision? They (Walmart) have destroyed business in the US manufacturing base and now will destroy morality with such nonsense like the elders taking up valuable space on their dot.com site. Hopefully, they won't move it from their warehouses to their stores. These people in their Arkansas headquarters have been drinking too much of the chicken tainted waters around Bentonville.
Available?...yes in a library catalogued under "propaganda", not on a money making businesses website or store.
I was being disengenuous--I knew the answer to that question before I even asked, and not by checking out your profile.. The retail business has nothing to do with the 1st amendment or banning books. Retail is about making profit, i. e., making their customers happy. Wal-Mart knows their customer base and does not wish to lose them. That's why you won't find things like porn being sold in their stores. That is one of the business decisions Wal-Mart has made to maximize profits.
If there is a demand for the book, it will be sold by somebody. There are other booksellers besides Wal-mart.
Actually it's widely available, as it should be, though you have to look a bit.
The real issue is the desbription. Amazon sells it (actually not badly ranked on Amazon.Fr the last time I looked), but clearly describe the books background, it's usage, and refer to it in terms like pernicious fraud and hoax.
Wal Marts description ,
"If ... The Protocols are genuine (which can never be proven conclusively), it might cause some of us to keep a wary eye on world affairs. We neither support nor deny its message. We simply make it available for those who wish a copy."
while recognizing the book is controversial clearly implies it's it's true, and that the controversy is the lack of irrefutable proof.
Someone at WalMart has an agenda.
I thought "This HAS to be a spoof" bump
I guess Walmart isn't in the business of specialty books, so this isn't a major problem. However, I would not propose that we burn this book, for example. It ought to be showcased and studied meticulously for the propaganda it is.
Our local Walmart manager can't keep them on the shelves. The books come in and immediately go on the best seller shelves and are bought. She said that American Flags continue to be a great seller.
Here is my reply to another reply backing up what you posted:
"Our local Walmart manager can't keep them on the shelves. The books come in and immediately go on the best seller shelves and are bought. She said that American Flags continue to be a great seller."
Your local Wal-Mart sounds just like the one I shop in. Like any retailer they are going to cater to their customer base, and this happens to be a rather conservative area.
I am anti-Wal-Mart, but am ashamed to admit I go there once per month out of necessity. I try to buy from small retailers when I can.
bttt
For the "What the heck were they thinking?" file.
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