essible enough, predictable enough for company standards. Disney isnt in the business of exploiting nature so much as striving to improve upon it, constantly fine tuning Gods work. (37) The interesting thing here is that these days not too many corporations are criticized for striving too high. Furthermore, wanting to improve on Gods work is a charge that has been made against art and artists throughout history.Hiaasen also claims that Disney will likely soon devour the world; the very same way it has devoured this country, beginning with the children. Yet, targeting the youth of the world is a very popular and obviously effective marketing tool, used by many corporations. Hiaasen says, snag the children and everybody else follows-parents, politicians even the press.(10) Well whats wrong with that? Thats how the marketing world works. Hiaasen continues his accusations by claiming Disney to be a money-grubbing corporation.(12) Larry Peterson, publisher for the FSCC, responds by saying, No kidding Carl [Hiaasen]! But a money-grubbing corporation is not an outrage; it is a redundancy. Thats what corporations do. Peterson continues by claiming that Hiaasen follows a kind of faux investigative pattern throughout the book, slamming the corporation for being too good, too successful, then posing as the all-to-human curmudgeon. Hiaasen is acting very much like a wet-blanket. He is whining while using an arrogantly sophisticated vocabulary about anything and everything possible. One could never be too good or too successful, a person must always strive for excellence. Success is the name of the game and the Disney Corporation has won. Peterson also claim Hiaasen has hit one of Americas raw nerves with his new book. This is most definitely true. Disney has been as much a part of American culture for the past seven decades as a summer barbeque, or the World Series. It gets inside of a person whether in a negative way or more commonly than not in a...
