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Everybody knows that Coke is bad for you. It turns rusty old pennies into shiny new ones. It turns shiny new teeth into rusty old ones. And if you drink it with pop rocks you will explode.
But in the last few years the world has been learning about how Coke is not just bad for your internal organs, they’re also a particularly socially and environmentally irresponsible company. The most serious of Coke’s many offenses is their implication in the murder of workers at their bottling plant in Columbia. SINALTRAINAL, the major union representing Coca-Cola workers in Columbia, has attempted to take Coca-Cola to court to hold them accountable for the numerous and credible reports that Coca-Cola bottling plant managers in Columbia not only allowed paramilitary death squads to murder, torture and kidnap SINALTRAINAL leaders and members in an effort to crush their union, but they financially supported and actively colluded with them to Read More
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Everybody knows that Coke is bad for you. It turns rusty old pennies into shiny new ones. It turns shiny new teeth into rusty old ones. And if you drink it with pop rocks you will explode.
Wow, I hope this is a joke (the pop rocks part,...Read More
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Ojo… not to be too much of a stickler for spelling, but the massacres occurred in Colombia, not Columbia…hate when my nationalism gets the better of me…
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Thanks everyone for the comments. I’m glad there are ideas for other actions to target Coca-Cola. My suggestion is, let’s tip this thing and see what happens. If more serious action is required, we can start a dialog about what the most appropriate action would be to follow...Read More
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Coke at Mc Donalds? So, the answer is not to eat at McDonalds since they are quite guilty of many crimes against humanity as well as the poor cows. Such as plowing down the rainforest in South America to house the cows. How many cows in one burger?...Read More
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I agree with Ryan and given the explanation of the T.A. Coca-Cola is not just a soda brand. Most restaurants are contracted to Coca-Cola to serve it on tap and generate revenue for them (T.G.I.F., McDonald’s, etc.)
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Hahaha! Hey, I like this ultimatum. After all, I don’t mind cutting down on my Coke intake for health concerns. :)
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I’m boycotting coke already, but only because it makes me fat.
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I’d think Coke would get a lot of revenue from the eating establishments that have deals with them to provide only Coke products. We might want to consider the impact of eating at these places.
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my entire family and friends will not drink coke and we are telling everyone the same


