Post #121324 by lanikai on Sat, Oct 23, 2004 3:08 PM

Sprawlmart is intent to decimate the competition as well as ancient cultures all around the world:

"Wal-Mart at Mexico Ruins Sparks Protest... residents of an ancient Mexican city protested on Saturday at the construction of a Wal-Mart store on the edge of the ruins. A Teotihuacan pyramid, the archeological site 18 miles from Mexico City.

The sprawling warehouse-style Bodega Aurrera, a unit of Wal-Mart in Mexico, is due to open in December in Teotihuacan, a major archeological site outside Mexico City.

(an area that certainly has their own versions of fabulous tikis...)

Opponents say it will ruin a way of life that dates back centuries. "What they are doing in Teotihuacan is destroying Mexico's deepest roots for short-term interests like lower prices," "This is the flag of conquest by global interests, the symbol of the destruction of our culture."
The Teotihuacan construction site lies less than a mile from the gated tourist park housing the main ruins and is visible from atop the Pyramid of the Sun that has defined the skyline for 2,000 years.

(this may have been covered over in Aztecentral.com)

of course, walmart continues to lie to us and say:

"(issues) now raised against Wal-Mart are simply inaccurate and unfair. From the beginning, we have been committed to ensuring that the final treatment of remains is done in a culturally appropriate, respectful and sensitive manner. We are certainly willing to work with recognized descendants to discuss how to accelerate the process of reburial, obviously, in a way that is appropriate and consistent with recognized practices and beliefs."

and yet, talk with any group here in Hawaii concerned with the safe, respectful care and local repatriation of ancestral remains and they will tell you Walmart simply cares about only one thing.

almost as the Bush/Kerry split, the "walmart destroying the local culture" subject is a very divisive issue here.