In regard to my previous video posts.
I think it is HIGHLY suspicious that a retail chain would have anything to do with Homeland security or the safety of our country. There are two things, I think, that need to be looked at here.
What could a retailer gain from teaming up with a government agency? I think getting chummy with the government could lead to plenty of problems. It may be paranoia talking but Friends help Friends and with as much power as some Major Retail Chains (hereafter known as MRC’s because I don’t want to type it each time) have it is not a big leap to believe that they already do, and could better, influence people with a connection to a government agency.
Not to mention that there is no sincerity in the message. I can guarantee that companies like this have no real motivation other than money. They get to look like the hero company trying to keep everyone safe and that could never get a person to spend money with them over someone else who is apparently doing nothing to help “fight the good fight.”
The problem is that there are so many people that will see this and believe that they have the best intentions for us all and not realize how strange it is that this kind of partnership has been made.
I don’t believe that people will start going bat-shit crazy and start turning everyone they see in but with the customer IQ hovering around 80 for the majority of the patrons of these stores (at least that’s what I believe it is), I do think that stupid mistakes will be made. This fosters animosity among people to be told to be on the look-out for “suspicious” behavior.
It makes me wonder, also, if MRC’s get some sort of kickback for turning people in. This is a little far-fetched to me, even though I thought it, but when has a MRC ever done anything that did not benefit them financially in some way? The only reason there are donations made and community service is done is because they can use that money they lost as a tax write-off and they look good to the public. Where is the real good will behind the action? This, to me, seems to be nothing more than a way to foster mistrust and improve monetary gains. Even if they don’t get a kickback they still have the “hero” card to play to the public which, again, will only bring people in because they think the store is doing its patriotic duty.
I could be wrong though. I could just be paranoid about this but it scares me when the Playground Bully is in league with the Principal of the School.
What do you think?
