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[–] Sibshops@lemm.ee 133 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Good enough reason to boycott coke products, anyway.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 110 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

The funding of Death Squads in Colombia is a better reason IMO but this works too, haha

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The reasons keep on stacking up.

[–] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

Just like coke cans

[–] Ifera@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago

100% correct, thank you.

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Didn't knew about that one
What's up with that?

Would have thought that a legal trade of coca leaves would work out reasonable...well, I'm naive it seems

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

It was a way to break up worker organizing and strikes.

[–] Kwakigra@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago

Coca Cola is an old company with a long and dark history. If they appear reasonable, it's only because they've used the massive weight of their resources to create an international marketing campaign over decades to make themselves appear benign and refreshing.

[–] Jimius@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Good enough to contact one's consumer organizations or government watchdogs.