Big Brother wants YOU (to shop at Walmart)

Chernabog · 12-07-2010, 01:01 PM

Isn't this getting a little Orwellian? I mean, it is one thing in airports, but if this was in every retail establishment it would be a wee step backwards. Hooray for getting terrorized by our own government!

flippyshark · 12-07-2010, 01:27 PM

One more great reason for me to continue avoiding Wal-Mart. But really, where the hell is this culture going?!

Moonliner · 12-07-2010, 01:41 PM

You might want to add UPS to your list. They are now requiring a photo ID to ship a package.

JWBear · 12-07-2010, 01:48 PM

Must keep the masses afraid! Frightened people are more easily led and controlled.

BarTopDancer · 12-07-2010, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

You might want to add UPS to your list. They are now requiring a photo ID to ship a package.

Eh, I can't get worked up about that. All they are doing is requiring their franchised/licensed stores to follow the same ID procedures they require at their retail stores.

Quote:

Customers shopping at either The UPS Store or a Mail Boxes Etc. location have been included in the newest security upgrade. Since 2005, customers have had to show their photo ID when shipping from UPS Customer Centers, but the security rule is being expanded

UPS is a private corporation, not the government. If you don't like it use another method of shipping.

Alex · 12-07-2010, 03:07 PM

Is this a video from Napolitano that will be showing on video screens that Wal-Mart already has or are these being installed just for this purpose?

Disneyphile · 12-07-2010, 04:01 PM

We're all gonna die!!!

€uroMeinke · 12-07-2010, 08:37 PM

For the first time ever I have a desire to go to walmart - just to be suspicious

Ghoulish Delight · 12-07-2010, 09:10 PM

I recommend a black cape, top hat, and a long twisty mustache.

alphabassettgrrl · 12-07-2010, 10:31 PM

Spy on your neighbors. Lovely.

Yeah, another reason to continue avoiding Walmart. Hope it doesn't catch on anywhere else.

12-07-2010, 01:01 PM	#1
Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	Big Brother wants YOU (to shop at Walmart) Isn't this getting a little Orwellian? I mean, it is one thing in airports, but if this was in every retail establishment it would be a wee step backwards. Hooray for getting terrorized by our own government! __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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12-07-2010, 01:27 PM	#2
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	One more great reason for me to continue avoiding Wal-Mart. But really, where the hell is this culture going?!
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	You might want to add UPS to your list. They are now requiring a photo ID to ship a package. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	Must keep the masses afraid! Frightened people are more easily led and controlled. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Is this a video from Napolitano that will be showing on video screens that Wal-Mart already has or are these being installed just for this purpose?
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Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	We're all gonna die!!!
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	For the first time ever I have a desire to go to walmart - just to be suspicious __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I recommend a black cape, top hat, and a long twisty mustache. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Spy on your neighbors. Lovely. Yeah, another reason to continue avoiding Walmart. Hope it doesn't catch on anywhere else. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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