this is ridiculous. if buying one happy meal to perform means that you keep a couple thousand of listeners from walking by a mcdonalds (even if its just for a month) than the damage to mcdonalds is far greater than the $4 put in.
are you really that thick? On Sun, 11 Jan 2004, Dennis DeSantis wrote: > > > Nicole Slavin wrote: > > So making public political protest is pointless? > > No. Making public political protest that involves contributing money to > causes you´re protesting against is pointless. > > > Let's all just sit back doing and saying nothing, that'll show 'em! > > I´m all for saying and doing lots. But putting money into their > accounts doesn´t strike me as the most effective solution. > > > Just because Herbert is making a more obvious political point, doesn't mean > > that it detracts from his brilliant music. > > I agree that the music is brilliant. But watching him destroy a > McDonalds cup that he PAID FOR isn´t a political protest - it´s a > contribution to McDonald´s. > > Ok, sorry to ruffle feathers on this one. It´s way off-topic, I know. > I didn´t realize it´d keep going this far. > > I just think it´s important that people remain able to separate > high-quality art from low-quality activism. > > -- > Dennis DeSantis > www.dennisdesantis.com >
