When McDonalds Came to Denmark

Re:When McDonalds Came to Denmark by maccolgan on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @01:57PM (#28607729)

>"True, a Big Mac here costs more — $5.60, compared with $4.80 in the United States. But that is a price Danes are willing to pay. “We Danes accept that a burger is expensive, but we also know that working conditions and wages are decent when we eat that burger,” said Soren Kaj Andersen, a University of Copenhagen professor who specializes in labor issues.”

Is there a name for this kind of rationalization ?

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Re:When McDonalds Came to Denmark by dlp211 on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @03:52PM (#28609131)

Yes, it's called empathy and humanity.

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Re:When McDonalds Came to Denmark by BuyMyBitcoins on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @02:43PM (#28608299)

Our lexicon definitely needs a term for this. If there isn’t a concise term for the concept I fear people will struggle to convey the meaning behind what they’re noticing.

It feels deceptive and underhanded. I can give all sorts of synonyms but without a term for it, I fear labeling it, and therefore trying to counter it, won’t be effective.

I’m seeing these kinds of rationalizations all the time these days. Especially in the news.

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Re:When McDonalds Came to Denmark by maccolgan on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @05:35PM (#28610291)

I think this qualifies pretty much as coping or huffing the copium as Twitter calls it these days...

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