Coca-Cola's America: Is It Yours?

The Examiner ^ | 2/3/14 | Joseph Speranzella

[Catholic Examiner]

This is inspired by a flurry of Facebook posts and comments:

Lot's of potshots are being fired over the Super Bowl ad presented by Coca Cola on Sunday night. Those who were offended at hearing a patriotic song about America sung in foreign languages, are being labeled racist. And those who embrace multi-culturalism are being call unpatriotic. While it is probably somewhere in the middle of both, I am one who felt slighted by the ad.

Facebook is ablaze with the debate and I will add that while I agree with this comment somewhat:

"I loved the ad.... Can anyone imagine how we look to some in other Countries? We ARE the shinning "city on the hill" and if somone who wants to be a part of that city and wants to sing America the Beautiful in their native language then so be it. Grow up !"

...I still feel that multi-culturalism does damage to the nation because now anyone be whatever they want to be in America, except just American which is now something less than ______ American. Once upon a time people, my ancestors, came to America because of the new life it afforded them. Being Italians, they came to this country legally, through Ellis Island, and assimilated into American life. read more...

[Howie66]

My honor and pleasure, my friend.

[Catholic Examiner]

I’m already marked...

and thanks for your opinion...

[Catholic Examiner]

Thanks. so true!

[Catholic Examiner]

Thanks everyone for your valued opinions.This was a good thread overall.

Joe

[Utilizer]

OK... That was very gracious. I apologize, sincerely, if I offended you by My comment(s), but you truly do need to find a better source for posting than that website you originally linked to. Sorry, but that is what I have come to realize after so many others have been duped into going there.

Please take a moment to reflect upon what I originally stated, and not take it as a personal attack. That site is not a good basis upon which to post about, and does you no good by basing any comments from that, despite what anyone there has to say.

I hope your future postings are more informative, from more reliable sources, and look forward to enguaging you in future conversations with more helpful comments as the days go by.

Take care, and God be with you, mate.

[kearnyirish2]

“As for Coca-Cola, this may be the end as millions upon millions of Americans will boycott the company.”

Coca-Cola is much more focused on billions of Asians than millions of Americans. One problem they have in my area (and I suspect nationally) is that many people realize it is unhealthy - it makes you fat and rots your teeth. While I see vending machines selling little bottles for $1.25, I see supermarkets selling 5 2-liter bottles for $5. Young Americans in particular are turning away from soda; Coca-Cola is smart to focus on our less-informed Third Worlders...