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Originally Posted by x2cool
I'm not saying new influences is a bad thing, just that they may lead to some things being forgotten. And I think McDonald's does have political power, I mean doesn't money kind of translate into political power? And if they were able to get a McDonald's in Tiananmen Square, don't you think McDonald's can put their stuff wherever they want?
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I wasn't saying that you were. I was just implying that it's probably a good thing. I personally doubt McDonald's has enough influence alone to effectively control a people's culture. If we were talking about fast-food franchises in general, then that would probably be a different story.
I agree, McDonald's has
some* political influence in the form of money, but not of official standing, and definitely not enough to which it can act on it's own, free of international procedures. But, then again, I'm not the most educated on these things, this is just my opinion.