This article has perfectly shown that these PR groups are morally bankrupt and devoid of human decency. How do they sleep at night knowing they are promoting such a harmful product. Would you let your kids drink it knowing these facts? Or maybe you don't care about them either. Have you ever heard the term responsability? How about criminal liability?
And I'm sure that you're proud of yourself. Which explains your defensive post. Now try explaining your position to your neighbors, friends, relatives, and yourself.
The truth is that WFM is not only anti-union but was started to put all the food co-ops out of existence. It was part of my 'New Team Member Orientation' so it is pretty much known that this is a very real part of WFM's corporate history. John Mackey hated hippie culture and wanted to co-opt the co-ops. Take it from someone who had to learn it first-hand back in the late 80s.
That's not the only misuse of the shot. More important, I think, is the voiceover at that moment -- a disapproving "division, discord, and blame," that turns the Madison protest photo into a negative that Chrysler and Clint are *overcoming*, rather than the positive thing they were. The ad really pivots around the Madison shot (and the snarling/talking half-head immediately before) as a climax to the "bad story". That's what happens right before halftime in the ad's little story. It's followed by the "good story" of regular folks bein' normal and workin' hard. So Madison gets used the way 99 out of 100 of the rest of us would use a *Tea Party* rally.
Well done guys, you've managed to catch PR people doing their job. Yes, we brainstorm on how to present clients in a positive light. Yes, we pull background information on reporters before taking interviews. Wouldn't you rather be prepared than blindsided? As they say, knowledge is power.
The truth is that WFM is not only anti-union but was started to put all the food co-ops out of existence. It was part of my 'New Team Member Orientation' so it is pretty much known that this is a very real part of WFM's corporate history. John Mackey hated hippie culture and wanted to co-opt the co-ops. Take it from someone who had to learn it first-hand back in the late 80s.
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