Created: May 9th, 2004
The specific reason I hate corporations is that they try to get customers to buy products with a big dose of blind patriotism. For example, the US government has disallowed freedom of speech with their new "patriot act". Ooooh, you can't go against the "patriot act"! It would be "unpatriotic". But enough of that, let's look at some corporations from my country. And by that I mean the country in which I reside.
Take Molson. They actually named a beer "Molson Canadian". Hey! I'm Canadian! Therefore I must drink this beer in order to be a real "Canadian"! Because not drinking a beer named after your nationality would be unpatriotic.
Roots is a Canadian company that uses patriotism to a brand new level. People buy Roots clothing because it's Canadian, but guess what? Most of their clothes are made in China. Good work, you just paid twice as much for a China-made shirt just because the corporation behind it was Canadian.
My overall favourite is Tim Horton's. for those unaware, Tim Hortons is a Canadian corporation that makes semi-decent donuts. A couple years ago, the "big evil American" corporation Krispy Kreme came in with their vastly superior junk food.
Tim Horton's donuts almost taste like bagels in comparison to Krispy Kreme. You'd think the KK donuts would cost more, but they don't. They taste so amazingly good you feel you are consuming three times the calories/fat, but apparantly it's only about 1.2 times as much (I'll bet it's a lie though).
Of course, patriotic people buy inferior Tim Horton's donuts because they are Canadian. Tim Horton's constantly uses the country they are situated in as leverage in their commercials.
Hey, I hate America as much as the next guy (probably more), but it's a weak, annoying, sugary, bullshit stance when you're trying to sell your garbage. Provide equal quality for equal pay and I'll buy your goods. Until then, stop shoving your "we're Canadian" propaganda down my throat.
