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Matthew R Lawrence wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 19 Jul 1996, HotSex wrote:
> 
> > McDonalds spend a fortune on advertisements, trying to cultivate an image
> > of being a "caring" and "green'. company that is also a fun place to eat.
> > Children are lured in (dragging their parents behind them) with the promise
> > of "free" toys and other gimmicks. But behind the smiling face of
> > Ronald McDonald lies the reality McDonald's only interest is money, making
> > profits from whoever and whatever they can.
> 
> Is this not the idea of running a company - to attract customers, and
> make a profit? I may only have done basic commerce subjects - but this
> appeared to be the intent!
> 
> > Starving The Poor
> >
> > While millions of people are starving, vast areas of land in poor
> > countries are used for cattle ranching
> > or to grow grain to feed animals to be eaten in the West. McDonald's
> > continually promote meat
> > products, encouraging people to eat meat more often, which wastes more and
> > more food resources.
> > 145 million tons of grain fed to livestock produces only 21 million tons
> > of meat and by-products. On
> > a vegetarian diet Britain could easily be self-sufficient in food.
> 
>  And we would have missed out on all the Mad Cow Jokes
> 
> > Ruining Your Health
> >
> > McDonald's promote their food as "healthy", but the reality is that it is
> > high in fat, sugar and salt, and
> > lowin fibre and vitamins. A diet of this type is linked with a greater
> > risk of heart disease, cancer,
> > diabetes and other diseases. Their food also contains many chemical
> > additives, some of which may
> > cause ill health, and hyperactivity in children. Don't forget too that
> > meat is the cause of the majority of
> > food poisoning incidents. In 1991 McDonald's were responsible for an
> > outbreak of food poisoning
> > in the UK, in which people suffered serious kidney failure.
> 
>   I think that we already know all of this - and it actually makes me
> want to go to Maccas more - MORE GREASE - I NEED MORE GREASE!
> 
> > Murdering Animals >
> > The menus of the burger chains are based on the torture and murder of
> > millions of animals. Most are
> > intensively farmed, with no access to fresh air and sunshine, and no
> > freedom of movement. Their
> > deaths are barbaric - "humane slaughter" is a myth. We have the choice to
> > eat meat or not, but the
> > 750 million animals massacred for food in Britain each year have no choice
> > at all.
> 
>   So are the menus of nearly every restaurant in the world - this is not
> an argument just against McDonalds - you should also be taking this up
> with Buckingham Palace - as well as eating whole cows in one meal, they
> go out and shoot other cute furry thing while on holidays!
> 
> > Exploiting Their Staff >
> 
>   It still remains - All staff have a choice whether or not they work at
> McD's - there is always the unemployment benefit you know
> 
> WE LOVE McDonalds - It's what everyone around the world keeps saying -
> it's time!!!
> 
> 


Personally I prefer Hungry Jacks, but that's just me.

Iain