Propagandhi - A Public Dis-Service Announcement from Shell lyrics

The opinions expressed in the
Following message are those
Of the Shell Petroleum Company and in
No way misrepresent the business
Interests of the
Corporate-owned media in which
It originally appeared:

People have the right to the truth
Unvarnished even uncomfortable
But never subjugated to a cause
However noble or well-meaning
They have the right to clear thinking
Slogans, boycotts and protests
Don't offer answers
It has been suggested that Shell should
Pull out of developing nations altogether
The oil would certainly continue flowing
The business would continue operating
The vast majority of the employees
Would remain in place
But the sound and ethical business
Practices synonymous with Shell
The environmental investment
And the tens of millions of dollars spent
On community programs would all be lost
Again, it's the people of developing
Nations that you would hurt
It's easy enough to sit in your
Comfortable homes in the West
Calling for sanctions and boycotts
Against a developing country
But, you have to be sure that knee-jerk
Reactions won't do more harm than good
Some campaigning groups say that
We should intervene in the political process
In developing nations
But even if we could, we must never do so
Politics is the business of
Governments and politicians
The world where companies use
Their economic influence
To prop up or bring down governments
Would be a frightening and bleak one indeed