- McDonald's -

They aren't wrong, their suppliers are.

In Reply to: i can prove you wrong, but you don't have to leave. posted by sammy on May 28, 1999 at 08:00:11:

: well, if you don't believe that promoting the destruction of the worlds only tropical rain forrests is wrong, than i guess you could say that mc d's is a nice establishment.

They don't promote ruining the rainforests. They don't actively destroy rain forests. They aren't wrong, their suppliers are. All supliers are like that. Anything else?

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McSpotlight: McDonald's are fully aware of what their suppliers do; witness the fact that they took a libel suit out to stop the broadcasting of Peter Heller's TV documentary "Jungleburger" made in 1989 for Channel 4.

To continue with the same suppliers despite the actions of those suppliers (whether deforestation or cruelty to animals) makes McDonald's complicit in those actions and thus culpably responsible for them; as the McLibel judgement found.

Follow Ups:

• They are guilty by association. Kilroy June 27 1999 (3)
  • My beliefs and how I came to them Ludwig von Mises USA June 29 1999 (2)
    • it isn't the Nuclear comps that do the dumping Derek USA August 04 1999 (1)
      • not a direct result of it's vendor Ludwig von Mises USA August 17 1999 (0)
• oh come on... Ian USA June 10 1999 (5)
  • The world without fast food Ludwig von Mises USA June 19 1999 (3)
    • sounds good to me William June 25 1999 (2)
      • Wuz gonna Ludwig von Mises USA June 26 1999 (1)
        • reply Derek USA August 04 1999 (0)
  • They don't care about our planet or its people, just the big Dollar Sign in the sky. Meanie Den of Decadence USA June 10 1999 (0)
• i wouldn't exactly call them innocent sammy June 06 1999 (9)
  • We are ALL responsible... Adam Jones Lonestar - but i'm quiting tonight ! Australia June 08 1999 (0)
  • If they don't have a choice, they don't have a choice. Ludwig von Mises USA June 08 1999 (7)
    • we all have a choice Jen Canada October 26 1999 (0)
    • how does this make it ok? William June 25 1999 (0)
    • Is this a bad thing? Meanie Den of Decadence USA June 10 1999 (2)
      • and the only species with the ability to postpone it's inevitable extinction sammy June 11 1999 (1)
        • It's really nuts, isn't it? Meanie Den of Decadence USA June 21 1999 (0)
    • maybe some of us Ian June 10 1999 (0)
    • you're getting warmer! sammy June 09 1999 (0)