Luke writes:
> The Last time I checked, Luke, McD's was not forcing people to eat
> at their store. Anybody who eats there or at ANY fast food restaurant
> must have a pretty good idea that the menu is not recommended as a fat
> free diet. You would have to be awefully dense to think otherwise. Of course no one is forced to eat at McDonalds. However, perhaps if more people knew more about the reality of the McDonalds operation, then fewer would go there. But the difference at McDonalds that I don't enjoy is the fact that the grinning clown stomps on anybody who tries to provide critical information about McD. The mere threat of legal action from a powerful multinational is enough to silence most folk (who can't afford to defend themselves). That's why so many of us admire the McLibel 2, who've had the courage to stand up and give the finger to McD.
> As for those "poor,tortured animals";I think you are off base on that one
> pal. Do you see normal meat-eating people making fun of your apparent
> vegetarian life-style? I doubt it.
Are you trying to claim that animal suffering isn't involved in the McD operation? If so, you might at least give some evidence to back this up. However, the witness statements from the McLibel trial aren't likely to help you here (see e.g. the evidence about the suffering of chickens). And by the way, it's ludicrous to suggest that vegetarians don't get the piss taken out of them by meat eaters -- although increasing knowledge about diet, BSE, E.Coli etc, is changing the situation somewhat, as more and more people realise the disadvantages of meat eating (I DO eat some meat incidentally).
> Last but not least, what is wrong with Cathy enjoying her job? It seems
> nowadys nobody is happy with what they are doing for a living. It is great
> to see an individual to be happy with their job.
Well, I'd hate for Cathy to be unhappy, but has she been following the revelations about McD in the McLibel trial? Does she bother to think about the issues going on here? Being happy is one thing, but as Socrates said: The unexamined life isn't worth living.
> Freedom of opinion is a great privilege Luke but before you spout
> off, you should put some thought behind it first.
Freedom of opinion is a right, not a privilege. One of the main issues here is the fact that McD is using its corporate muscle to try and prevent people from expressing their views.
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