In Reply to: There is hope posted by Michelle on September 23, 1996 at 16:44:13:
> > No matter how much bad publicity this case gets,
> > McDonald's will remain a giant.
> ...
> > There are just too many mindless people in the
> > world who are more concerned about their immediate
> > needs than larger issues that affect the world.
> > I may never eat at McDonald's but I don't kid myself
> > into thinking that I'm changing the world.> I think I understand why you feel the way you do, but I disagree that
> it's all an utter hopeless mess. A company like McD's or any other
> multinational only has so much power because the people within it
> take action to access and maintain that power. No matter what influence
> it has over a population, it was built by humans, and can ultimately
> be taken apart by humans.> Even if the information disseminated by the ripples of the McLibel trial
> are all that come out of it, I think it's a step ahead. The way to
> challenge disinformation and propaganda (ie that their food is nutritious
> or that Ronald is a healthy role-model for our kids) is to provide a
> space for alternative viewpoints. --- McSpotlight!> I know heaps more about what's behind the glossy McDonald's image now than
> I did before the trial started. It means I'll never set foot in one again
> (even to buy fries if there's nothing else to eat...), and I'll tell everyone
> else what I know. That might make me feel like just a tiny cog in the huge
> scheme of things, but when I know people are making similar choices as far
> away as America or Finland, it seems like the world could really make a change.> Yes, there will always be `mindless' people, but you don't have to abandon
> your world to them.I do know what you mean, but if everyone had the same attitude there would have
been no civil rights movement, no suffrage, and no trade union movement, amongst
other things. I don't know about you, but I thnk these were (are) fundamentallty
good things, and that they did change things. The world is a better place for a
large proportion of it's people because of them. All I'm saying is think about it.