A wise girl knows her limits.
A great girl knows she has none.

"Life is unfair."

I've often heard people say that, but what would be more accurate would be "The kind of society we live in is unfair." A place where the rich become richer and the poor become poorer will never be a peaceful place to live in. It's a sad day when politicians and big companies work together as one, destroying all the other small things in its path to economic glory.

This whole documentary tied in to one big idea also discussed in Ishmael; it's the fact that the Takers will strive for growth indefinitely, even if it means sacrificing everything else that will aid them in that selfish quest. I'm going to make a parallel here; big companies like Wal-Mart are the Takers, and the small businesses are like the Leavers. Those small businesses are following the rules (paying enough wages, treating workers right, etc) but when Wal-Mart (Takers) invades an area, all the small businesses are forced to retire. Isn't that we as a species are doing? We're forcing everything else out of our "territory" in order to grow more (and in Wal-Mart's case, make more [money]).

When you become this corrupted, you become really cold because your heart is set firmly on your goal, and on that goal only. It doesn't matter if children starve, if families don't have decent wages to pay their bills, if their working conditions are inhumane, or if there isn't safety in the parking lots. That's not their business; the only thing that matters is the profit. And it's outrageous that knowing this, the governments work on their side! Subsidies are given to them to build more and more Wal-Marts but funding can't be offered to schools and small family businesses in need of some money. Working overtime, no financial aid-- it seems like the company takes a lot more than it actually gives.

Does this sound familiar? If you think about it and look at the picture, the Takers are big Wal-Marts. But looking on the brighter side, there are many people rebelling against Wal-Mart's principles and fighting for change. As Takers, we should learn from this experience.