Clowns in the News: Anti Capitalists at Work

Clowns in the News:  Anti Captitalists at Work

Not So Happy Meal
McDonalds has been around since 1955 and is just now a problem to a certain grass roots activists.  According to Fox News, "More than 550 health professionals and organizations have signed a letter to McDonald's Corp. asking the maker of Happy Meals to stop marketing junk food to kids and retire Ronald McDonald.

It goes on to say, "The campaign is organized by the nonprofit watchdog group Corporate Accountability International, which has also targeted tobacco companies and beverage makers like Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. for the environmental impact of plastic bottles."  Plastic bottles?  What about all the sugar and sodium in carbonated beverages?

The letter from the health providers urges McDonald's to "...cease marketing food high in salt, fat, sugar and calories to kids, from the use of Ronald McDonald to Happy Meal toys."  Hey now, lots of grown ups order Happy Meals because they want the toy.

If you go to Corporate Accountability International's website, it states their VISION, "Today the air we breathe, the water we drink and our very democracy are under increasing threat from corporate abuses. Corporate Accountability International is working toward a world where major decisions affecting people and the environment are based on the public interest, not on maximizing corporate profits."    QUESTION:  Isn't that Social Democracy?

Interestingly enough, for an organization so focused against Capitalism, why is the first, and largest button on their website, for donations?  Also, they run all of their transactions through another "not-for-profit" called, DemocracyInAction.org  for "processing."  Just in case you  are interested in who owns their website, the ownership is blocked.  What are they hiding?  For an organization that is so focused on the lack of integrity of Capitalists, they aren't leading by example.

 
No One Gets FAT
I call this a DOUBLE VISION.  Marxists are posing as Social Democrats who are actually Capitalists.  Their mission statement should read,  "We're against the evils brought on by capitalism; however, the donations we receive for our cause are necessary so that we can pay the bills to fight for our cause to protect everyone's right to be exactly the same."  This way, no one gets FAT. 



I'll have a McMarxist Meal Please
Okay.  So the social democrats force Ronald into retirement because he entices kids, young and old, to buy McDonald's products.  Will he be replaced by Carl Marx?  What's to become of the Ronald McDonald House?  Maybe it can be a retirement home for corporate mascots:  The Burger King KING, The Chick-fil-A Chick, Wendy of Wendys ...Maybe the Ham-Burglar can be chief of security.

As the grill heats up under the golden arches, the social democrats are using their usual hypocritical tactics in an attempt to lead the American public off the Marxist cliff with their supposed "altruistic" activities.  Big business is very bad.  It's for this reason that the aforementioned "not-for-profit" organization was formed.  With your generous contributions sent to their organization, they will be able to pay people to go after these nasty Capitalists who want your hard-earned dollars.  But on the other hand, were it not for the nasty Capitalists believing in open markets to make a profit, these "not-for-profit" organizations wouldn't be allowed to exist.  Did I mention that these non-profit companies employ people?

Order Up!

McDonald's is an American icon.  What Social Democrats don't understand is that the more freedom they demand, the less will be available. As iconoclasts, they continue to attempt to destroy companies like McDonald's who have proven to be charitable and internationally flexible.  For example, they are sensitive to the cultures across the globe by modifying their menus and business operations so as not to offend the country's people.  In Israel, many of their restaurants maintain the Kosher standards of Kashrut--100% Kosher beef and no dairy products, for instance.  Why would anyone want to retire a charitable guy like Ronald and insist on changing the way PEOPLE eat? As Roseanne Roseannadanna would say, "It's ALWAYS SOMETHING!"

Freedom or Free for All?

Is THIS “Freedom” or is it a “Free for All”?

 

Standing in line at the grocery today, I faced the boredom of waiting.  I don’t have money for “impulse buys” at the cash register--such as gum, key chains, Pez dispensers or stress balls so I looked at the magazines which are mostly about what’s on the cover—crap.  Today’s news was about things like “Oprah is GAY” and Cher’s son/daughter has issues.  Really?  I mean he was a she who went from Chasity to Chaz or something like that.  And let’s not forget who doesn’t look good in a swimsuit.  That is ALWAYS news worthy.

You Choose

I had to ask the man behind me, “So, what do you think about this (showing him the magazine).  Is this freedom?”  He responded, “I don’t get involved.”  I said, “You don’t get involved?  Do you have kids?  Do you want our youth to be MORE confused?  Is this about being a “Christian” nation?”  At this point, I was waving the “crap” in the air.  He had no answer other than, “as long as it isn’t hurting anyone else.”  I told him, “It IS hurting someone—it’s hurting the majority of the people.  We are talking about SOCIETY and what is GOOD and MORALLY RIGHT!”  He shrugged his shoulders and said, “I guess when you look at it that way….”  I showed him my right hand—“freedom.”  Then showed him my left, “free for all.”  "You choose."

Pickles, Lettuce, Don’t Forget Us…

I was already fired up before the grocery.  I had just been in in the doctor’s office where the news was on.  A person who worked there was gabbing about the McDonald’s Story—how Ronald was a grown up and clown should NOT be their spokesperson.  Oh, not to mention there is too much fat in their food and it’s contributing to obesity.  I told him to back off.  Some people can’t afford to eat anywhere else.  He said, “It’s America.  They need to get jobs—pick up a shovel...eat at Subway--it has less fat.”  He went on to inform me of how iceberg lettuce, pickles, onions, and a few lame tomatoes have nutritional value.  My response--those are on the hamburger too and much cheaper.  Not to mention, they have no nutritional value to speak of...

So what is FREEDOM?

This definition compares/contrasts FREEDOM with LIBERTY.  It’s good.  Read it a few times.    “Freedoms end when they encounter a contrary freedom of another person. You are free to smoke, until you encounter my freedom not to inhale your smoke. Liberty lacks that distinction: my liberty never contradicts or limits yours (Paul V. Hartman on "Freedom" and "Liberty" are Not the Same Thing (http://www.naciente.com/essay36.htm).

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating censorship.  I’m just looking behind the smoke screen and seeing how easily Americans are entertained, side tracked and uninvolved in their country while the “elected” sink our ship—the great American ship.  They’ve (politicians and special interest groups) done an OUTSTANDING job —RIGHT?  Why?  Because WE let them do whatever floats THEIR BOAT.  And their boat has life rafts, paddles, fall out shelters, food, booze, parties and “impulse buys.” 

Bad Boys, Bad Boys…

What you gonna do when they come for you?  If you are watching that, you have too much time on your hands.  Please America.  WAKE UP.  Participate in your country.  Have a voice.  Ask questions.  Do something good—even if it’s buying a hungry person a Big Mac.