So I Walked In To A Fast Food Place...and???

[BrotherIvan]

91. Agreed

Just as we complain about Fox News brainwashing its viewers, we fail to see how the hideous messages have been accepted and assimilated starting with Reagan (the Anti-Christ). People commenting here are fine with the workers getting screwed because we've all been brainwashed to think that maximum profit = good business when that is anything but true. People are treated badly in their own jobs so they love to dump on down the line.

That's why I think this OP is a good question to start asking everyone. It might help wake them up. We've had corporate babble shoved into heads for so long, we've accepted the overlords' premises. I fear it's a losing battle, but I do believe that changing the fabric of our thought is the most essential, and from it follows the swift resolution of all the symptoms. Consumers don't know just how much power they have, and you know who they are--workers! By making a point of shopping at places that treat and pay workers well, businesses will figure out it's just as valuable as marketing and other sales tools and might just start doing it (see Costco--they're doing major PR on their labor strategy and it's a huge success).

And while I know our bought-off Democrats and the DNC no longer stand for the worker, it's time we take that back because the Democratic Party is a set of ideals, not just management. Or it used to be. Maybe that's why I, like so many identify as a liberal now, because the party no longer reflects my ideals.

Anyway, I could rant on about this all day. Thanks for a very thought-provoking post.