Immanentize the Eschaton

Saw this item on Yahoo (via Drudge; can’t find the original article on the NY Times). Seems that Bruce Springsteen considers an exclusive CD deal with Wal-Mart “a mistake” due to Wal-Mart’s labor practices. Ol’ Bruce considers himself a supporter of “worker’s rights”, and big bad WM is the devil, don’t ya know?

From everything I read and heard, Wal-Mart treats its workers pretty well. Like any large corporation, it has had the occasional problem, but overall WM treat its employees a hell of a lot better than, say Michael Moore does his.

I’m a fan of Springsteen’s music. I think he is great singing about the working man (“Factory” is a great, haunting song that gets me every time). But it’s safe to say that Wal-Mart does more in one day to improve the lives of America’s poor and working class (through low priced quality goods and decent jobs) than Springsteen has done in his entire career.

Stick to your knitting, Bruce! Oh, and could you please play “Rosalita” tomorrow?