Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 18:01:31 -0500 (EST) From: Justin Schwartz <jschwart-AT-freenet.columbus.oh.us> Subject: Re: M-TH: Re: Formatting No, technically McD's won. Of course they lost the battle. The court found taht some od the claims, e.,g., about exploitation of labor, were true. --jks On Thu, 18 Dec 1997, Doug Henwood wrote: > Gerald Levy wrote: > > >PS: Am I the only one who is suspicious of sources from the > >"U.S. McLibel Support Committee" and the "mclibel" e-mail list? > > Why be suspicious? I don't know about the U.S. support group, but the > McLibel trial was important stuff. McDonald's sued and tried to destroy two > penniless hippie vegetarians who made accurate criticisms of McDonald's > food and business practices.* In British courts, of course, which are > receptive to powerful folks trying to squelch criticism (see also > Goldhagen, Daniel). McDonald's lost, didn't they? > > Doug > > > ---- > *disclosure alert: I'm not a vegetarian, and I eat at McDonald's now & then. > > > > > --- from list marxism-thaxis-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- --- from list marxism-thaxis-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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