Poverty in the world is caused by a lack of capitalism. China's economy is only now starting to grow because of AMERICAN corporations stepping in, and giving them jobs, and in general, income of capital.
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Anonymous2006-07-01 19:00
Xel, I don't really know what happens in your country, I'm not from Sweden, I'm from the United States. I can tell you that in the United States, as an average, lower-middle class kid, the message about McDonalds *IS* out there to anyone who isn't too lazy to go read / watch it. Trust me. Not only that, if your friends are conscious consumers, they usually let you in on the facts. Trust me dude, there is no excuse to not be informed. Those people who go there either are too lazy to know, don't want to know, just don't care, or do care but like eating there and just eat there anyway because... they just don't give a fuck.
They aren't defenseless. The child marketing thing is possibly half true, but that can be avoided by good parenting, and anyone of average or higher intelligence should eventually get over the McDonalds marketing and advertisements. I did... there's no reason others can't.