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hlthe2b

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1. I wonder if he ever even gives a thought to all the "mom & pop" stores, local businesses, and
Wed May 27, 2026, 04:38 PM
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Last edited Wed May 27, 2026, 05:46 PM - Edit history (1)

once beloved shopping malls that served as a community center for many, that have been destroyed. I won't be a hypocrite as like most everyone else, I'm stuck buying things frequently from Amazon because it is hard to find it locally or from another source and to be honest, my time counts too. But, I get very nostalgic for what has been lost. Gen Z probably has no memory of much lost to the mega corporatist, Jeff Bezos, to the Arkansas Walton's Wal-Mart metropolis, and a few others. But, I think the rest of us do.

sigh... The worst is knowing they made me (and nearly all of us), "part of the problem and their enablers."

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