[Sosfbay-discuss] whole foods boycott side effects

[Andrea Dorey]

My problem is that he makes a profit from a business (food supply)  
that should not be a considered a human right to get.  Not that HIS  
company has to do that, but that ANY supplier (such as nonprofits)  
should not have to supply the starving as a human right.  The man has  
no compassion.

The boycotters who implemented this, BTW, have long been debating  
doing this do to this guy's tactics against unions and other labor  
issues.  Not a nice player, he is.  For that reason as well, I  
decided that they (the boycotters) are right.  And so have decided a  
few thousand others in our area.
Andrea

On Sep 13, 2009, at 9:20 AM, Cameron L. Spitzer wrote:

>> From: Andrea Dorey <andid at cagreens.org>
>> Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:15:58 -0700
>> To: Jim Doyle <j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net>
>> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.753.1)
>> Cc: sosfbay discussion group <sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] whole foods boycott side effects
>
>> Jim Doyle's [sic] rationale for continuing to shop at Whole Foods,  
>> much as  =
>> I agree with his logic, will NOT keep me from boycotting Whole Foods.
>> I am quite offended by the CEO's arrogance in proclaiming that a  
>> good  =
>> Andrea
>
> Nader has argued if you were serious about boycotting evildoers
> you'd have to withdraw from the modern economy.  I think it's
> a matter of degree.  You should withdraw from the parts that
> offend you most.
> I also think it's a mistake to think of Mackey as in control
> of Whole Foods and its behaviors.  The situations in food retailing
> and antitrust non-enforcement demanded that one company become
> "the Walmart of organic groceries."  There was a strong vacuum from
> that empty niche in the economy.  Whole Foods just happened to
> get there first and Mackey just happened to be CEO.
>
>
>> On Sep 9, 2009, at 11:01 AM, Jim Doyle wrote:
>
>>> asdfadf
>>>
>>> John Mackey=92s views on health care, much as I disagree with  
>>> them, will
>>> not prevent
>>> me from shopping at Whole Foods.
>
> I believe the quote (below) by Jim is from Michael Pallan.
> He has a point.  Insurance companies broke the unanimous
> denialism among large corporations that the current climate change
> is manmade.
> Chink in the armor, whatever that means.
>
>>>
>>> When health insurers realize they will make thousands more in  
>>> profits
>>> for every case of
>>> type II diabetes they can prevent, they will develop a strong  
>>> interest
>>> in things like corn
>>> subsidies, local food systems, farmer=92s markets, school lunch,  
>>> public
>>> health
>>> campaigns about soda, etc
>
>
>
> Cameron
>
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