Posted on 08/04/2006 3:32:28 PM PDT by WestVirginiaRebel
An Indian state has banned the sale of soft drinks as the country's highest court told the US beverage giants Pepsico and Coca-Cola to reveal the ingredients of their products.
"The ban will be in force in all educational institutes, including medical and technical colleges and universities and offenders will be punished," a spokesman from the administration of northern Rajasthan state announced Friday.
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"Note the weasal words "unacceptable doses" and "deeply laced". These are completely subjective and polemic. "
Yes very very diabolical of the Indian government. /sarc
The pesticides are Indian. They are in the water India adds to the imported syrup.
Indians will still be drinking the pesticide, but they won't be drinking Coke or Pepsi.
Which was the goal all along.
"The pesticides are Indian. They are in the water India adds to the imported syrup."
That is your opinion (and is totally incorrect). Fact is other soft drinks have have far less levels of pesticides as compared to Coke and Pepsi.
"Which was the goal all along."
Yeah. That tired conspiracy theory again.
Fact is, this is the result of a frivolous lawsuit, and backed by one of those weenie environmental organizations. The fact that you buy into it demonstrates where your loyalties lie.
India can do no wrong in your eyes ever, and even their tricycles can beat US tanks. It's no conspiracy that the Indian economy still remains tightly controlled by the government and is fiercely protectionist. It's a fact. I'm not surprised that you don't see or believe it.
Even Tom Tancredo's army hasn't tried to blacken advertisements for Tecate and Corona beer.
It was called humor, Mimirs, a technique used in communication to express ideas and to lighten up the situation. Freedom of speech allows this.
"stick to the core of this thread...Don't give me useless parallels "
Ok, if you had taken the time to read, my other point was a far more relevant parallel: DDT is not the enemy! DDT was used to wash off the holocaust survivors, and they survived. DDT is needed in parts of Africa for pest control, it works, but it was not used because of fear as irrational as yours, and A MILLION HUMANS WERE ALLOWED TO DIE. Millions are NOT, NOT dying from drinking Pepsi and Coke.
if your brain can't concoct anything more than...
Ad hominem attacks are considered impolite in our culture, attacking the person rather than the ideas.("No personal attacks")
And our "god", because He is the only one, has a capital G.
Technology has no real power for good if not linked with the right God, the right moral system, the right worldview, as we see with N. Korea, Iran, China, etc.
Some jpeople ust don't have any sense of humor. I couldn't care less what you drink or why.
> A Chevy (made in US) wont last very long on rural Indian roads.
Perhaps then they need to invest in some infrastructure for their Mercedes, Hondas and BMWs to ride upon. Nothing more useless than a fancy car with no place to go.
And who decides whats "right" (as in right God, right moral system, right worldview) and whats "wrong"????
Maneesh is right. I heard they even put Dihydrogen Monoxide into their drinks.
Exactly so. In India, it's the DHMO that causes so many problems. Somebody should do something.
If you think there is some 'junk' 'depleting' your resources, you might want to start a new thread since that is not what the Indian government was seeking to do. If a company were putting lead or mercury in their product, any scientist (of which there are millions in India) could prove it with a high school lab kit. Otherwise, this move was an extortion attempt related more to some local turf battle or lack of appropriate bribery than having anything to do with public safety or 'resource' depletion.
But since you were just being sarcastic, I'll laugh along with you.
God.
Look, as far as I'm concerned, you can ban all American products in your country. I couldn't care less.
India will be the one to suffer, but until you learn that lesson, that's your problem. If you don't think you're suffering, then you're not, and that's all that counts to Indians.
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