Comments on: golden arches http://www.cliffdweller.com/wordpress/2008/07/03/golden-arches/ What goes on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:51:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Melanie http://www.cliffdweller.com/wordpress/2008/07/03/golden-arches/#comment-57076 Melanie Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:49:53 +0000 http://www.cliffdweller.com/wordpress/?p=761#comment-57076 Boycott McDonalds??? Are you mad?? I have small children to feed!!!! If I personally never saw another fry, it would be too soon, three kids worth of McNuggets is enough to put any adult off their Mickydfeed. Sigh...I thought Happy Meals were in the bill of rights, or something, at least that's what the under 12 audience believes. More to the point, whoever went to a fast food burger joint for healthy meals?? That's like 'low carb' cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory...you're joking, right? Boycott McDonalds??? Are you mad?? I have small children to feed!!!!
If I personally never saw another fry, it would be too soon, three kids worth of McNuggets is enough to put any adult off their Mickydfeed.
Sigh…I thought Happy Meals were in the bill of rights, or something, at least that's what the under 12 audience believes.
More to the point, whoever went to a fast food burger joint for healthy meals??
That's like 'low carb' cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory…you're joking, right?

]]> By: Thom http://www.cliffdweller.com/wordpress/2008/07/03/golden-arches/#comment-57069 Thom Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:28:06 +0000 http://www.cliffdweller.com/wordpress/?p=761#comment-57069 Don't forget the boycott of Disney, too! The offense? Gay Day at Disneyland. I agree that boycotts don't work. There are far more people today than there were 30 years ago. Very diverse, too. Plus, we've had decades of apathy. So, no matter how "bad" a corporation is, there is not enough people to make a boycott work. Not only are the people more diverse these days, so are the companies. Seems that every company is a subsidiary of some other company. How can you hurt one economically (through a boycott) when you don't even know if it's going to affect their bottom line? For example, GE (General Electric) used to mean kitchen appliances to me. But they own NBC, Telemundo, and a whole lot more. None of it will matter once the comet hits the Earth. Don't forget the boycott of Disney, too! The offense? Gay Day at Disneyland.

I agree that boycotts don't work. There are far more people today than there were 30 years ago. Very diverse, too. Plus, we've had decades of apathy. So, no matter how "bad" a corporation is, there is not enough people to make a boycott work.

Not only are the people more diverse these days, so are the companies. Seems that every company is a subsidiary of some other company. How can you hurt one economically (through a boycott) when you don't even know if it's going to affect their bottom line? For example, GE (General Electric) used to mean kitchen appliances to me. But they own NBC, Telemundo, and a whole lot more.

None of it will matter once the comet hits the Earth.

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