Some Correspondence with McDonald's

McDonald's sponsored an exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry which was designed and built by the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). Among the gems at this exhibit were a replica of the remains of the World Trade Center after the 9-11 attacks, which made the explicit connection between the "War on Drugs" and terrorism. Also presented were the same sorry propaganda which we have come to expect from the DEA.

I sent a letter to McDonald's to register my disapproval of their sponsorship:

Re: Your Sponsorship of DEA Exhibit at Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is disappointing to a regular customer of your establishment that you are sponsoring (the Main sponsor, in fact) the DEAs exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Why? Because the DEA is in the business of spreading lies, not truth, and in furthering its own aims, not those of the citizen. Its purely propagandistic efforts are doubly offensive in that the DEA links the tragedy of 9-11 to the so-called War on Drugs with this exhibit.

I for one will never again eat a Big Mac, and I have certainly eaten many while crazed on cannabis. You have insulted many of your most loyal customers, which is not only wrong, but stupid.

Have a nice day.

Sincerely,

divadab

Someone at McDonald's named LaTonya replied:

Hello Divadab:

Thank you for taking the time to contact McDonald's and share your feelings about our sponsorships. We appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns.

First and foremost, please know that the relationship we have with our customers is one we value greatly. Our customers are at the heart of every decision we make, and we would never do anything to intentionally offend any of our customers.

When it comes to determining who we sponsor, we have an obligation to our customers, employees, franchisees, and shareholders to reach our customers as effectively as possible. To that end, we work hard to have an ongoing dialog with all the outlets with which we work.

Again, thank you for contacting McDonald's.

Latonya
McDonald's Customer Response Center

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