I'm sitting at my desk enjoying my Stonyfield Farm O'Soy yogurt when I see this. 
It reads: "In politics, the cream doesn't always rise to the top.
Some of America's most capable leaders can't get elected, [sic] because they aren't wealthy or don't have access to big money. Public funding of elections would change this. Learn how to help send our best leaders to Washington at Stonyfield.com"And there's a logo for Americans For Campaign Reform at the bottom. I'm all for campaign finance reform but seriously are we merging politics and food now? Are my teddy grahams going to start preaching to me about the danger of activist judges?
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For someone that is posting about Green House Gas, eating Stonyfield, etc I would think you would understand what Stonyfield stands for. Perhaps it is you eating the wrong product. Stonyfield is known for getting involved in political, social, enviornmental, sustainable world afforis, sheesh,**shrug**
Alas, I think they're my only option for gelatin-free soy yogurt. I'm not disagreeing with the politics, I just think it's a slippery slope. I don't want pictures of aborted fetuses on the front of Domino's Pizza boxes either.
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Hmmmm...I don't think your teddy grahams are going to be giving you any politically motivated messages any time soon as they are, ya know, made by Nabisco, a subsidiary of Kraft, which was spun off of Altria...I'm pretty sure none of those companies want you to really think anything other than, "mmmmmm! these are so very good! I'll go get more asap!" :) Also, I think that since the very very very right wing conservative catholic dude sold his interest in Domino's, there is far less of a chance of getting a fetus box for your 'za. Which is sort of an interesting thing to ponder: the founder of Domino's, Tom Monaghan (not to be confused with rock star producer Thom Monahan) ended up having this whole rags to riches thing and gave /gives a huge amount of money to his favorite causes, including of course pro-life advocacy; he is also the founding father of a law school in Florida dedicated to training lawyers with strong Catholic principles. (There was an article in the New Yorker last year which discussed his rise and life.) But then there is Stonyfield, out to make a profit *and* get ya riled up. Is the silent-as-to-our-values type preferable to the "I guess I know where some of this company's profit is going" type?
You know, I thought about the same thing-- isn't it better if companies are transparent with their agenda? And I'd say the answer is overwhelmingly yes. Maybe it's the "here's what you should do" aspect of that yogurt lid that's bothering me. That and also campaign finance isn't directly related to yogurt/dairy production (whereas the health and environmental initiatives I can definitely understand).
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