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« on: Jul 26th, 2004, 2:21pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
I thought this was well written so I just had to share it...
 
http://www.altonbrown.com/pages/rants.html
 
Sunday, July 18, 2004
 
   
I just saw the movie “Supersize Me” and I have to say that I liked it. It was fun, irreverent film making on a shoestring and it’s good to know that filmmakers can still pull that sort of thing off.  
 
What shocked me about the movie wasn’t what it said, or. Heck I already new most of that stuff. What shocked me were the gasps I heard from the audience, most of whom seemed generally surprised that big business could be so…well…business like.
 
Here’s what it comes down to kids. Ronald McDonald doesn’t give a damn about you. Neither does that little minx Wendy or any of the other icons of drivethroughdom. And you know what, they’re not supposed to. They’re businesses doing what businesses do. They don’t love you. They are not going to laugh with you on your birthdays, or hold you when you’re sick and sad. They won’t be with you when you graduate, when your children are born or when you die. You will be with you and your family and friends will be with you. And, if you’re any kind of human being, you will be there for them. And you know what, you and your family and friends are supposed to provide you with nourishment too. That’s right folks, feeding someone is an act of caring. We will always be fed best by those that care, be it ourselves or the aforementioned friends and family.
 
We are fat and sick and dying because we have handed a basic, fundamental and intimate function of life over to corporations. We choose to value our nourishment so little that we entrust it to strangers. We hand our lives over to big companies and then drag them to court when the deal goes bad. This is insanity.  
 
Feed yourselves.  
Feed your loved ones.  
And for God’s sake feed your children.  
 
Don’t trust anyone else to do it…not anyone. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t go out to dinner every now and then…that is after all one of the great joys of life…but it isn’t life itself and that’s what I’m talking about.  
 
Is MacDonalds food bad for you? What do you think? Does that mean you shouldn’t eat it? No, it just means you shouldn’t live on it or anything else made by someone you wouldn’t hug.  
 
Burgers don’t kill people.  
People kill people.
Don’t be one of them.
 
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Cool great message.
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« Reply #2 on: Jul 26th, 2004, 4:29pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
i saw 'super size me' last month and i have to admit, it hit me hard. even though i rarely eat at mcdonald's anymore, seeing the movie made me realize again what we take forgranted here in north america (for those of us who live in north america Wink ) and that while we are only 25% of the world's population, we use up to 75% of its resources. i agree with the article rhune posted. if you haven't seen it, i would also recommend seeing 'the corporation' which underlines the point from another perspective.
 
thanks rhune.
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« Reply #3 on: Jul 26th, 2004, 10:48pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Occasionally we have a Braum's Burger, but do not frequent the fast food places.  Thankfully the grandchildren don't ask for food from them when they're with us.
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