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Sure, hypocrisy is lame, but I totally agree with C.S. Lewis about faking it 'til you make it, and am reminded of the case of the United States. "All men are created equal (as long as they're white, and of course not women)" rang pretty hollow for many people in the beginning, but I think having it written as an ideal helped the country move closer to making it true. Walmart and Gates should certainly be commended, and doing so won't make us any less thoughtful about how we impact the world. We should commend ourselves, as well, for pushing at least Walmart in this direction--maybe the Gateses would be doing what they're doing even without what seems to be people's rapidly growing interest in responsibility, for lack of a better term.
