New York Times Blames Wal-Mart Stampede on Capitalism -- Not on the Agents of Hope and Change

This is just shameless and irresponsible journalism. How much of a Marxist do you have to be to see things in this light? An excerpt from a New York Times article.

It was a tragedy, yet it did not feel like an accident. All those people were there, lined up in the cold and darkness, because of sophisticated marketing forces that have produced this day now called Black Friday. They were engaging in early-morning shopping as contact sport. American business has long excelled at creating a sense of shortage amid abundance, an anxiety that one must act now or miss out.

For decades, Americans have been effectively programmed to shop. China, Japan and other foreign powers have provided the wherewithal to purchase their goods by buying staggering quantities of American debt. Financial institutions have scattered credit card offers as if they were takeout menus and turned our houses into A.T.M.’s. Hollywood and Madison Avenue have excelled at persuading us that the holiday season is a time to spend lavishly or risk being found insufficiently appreciative of our loved ones.

I know it hurts many liberals, but this is the face of hope and change. Come on. Watch this video. We know that at least 90% of these people voted for Obama. Dont' we?