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walt fristoe
SFN Regular
USA
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 Posted - 07/14/2003 : 18:50:56
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I found this article, Trading on fear, in which it is revealed that, from 'Hummers' to war, we've been the victims of manipulation by advertisors, the media, and politicians who are aware that our fear can drive us to make irrational decisions. I expect many of you will be as outraged as I am. This just curdles my milk! 
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"If God chose George Bus of all the people in the world, how good could God be?"
Bill Maher |
Edited by - walt fristoe on 07/14/2003 18:51:57
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Darwin Storm
Skeptic Friend
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Posted - 07/14/2003 : 19:55:05 [Permalink]
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Can't say I am really suprised. The biggest motivators for sales, scandels, and everthing in between stems from basic human motivations.
Fear, sex, security, food, power, humor, and death.
Governments have always been in the buisness of selling something the public doesn't want. Unfortuantly, war and crisis makes the sale easier than normal. |
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Jimmy_Reynolds
New Member
USA
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Posted - 07/14/2003 : 21:30:19 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by walt fristoe
I found this article, Trading on fear, in which it is revealed that, from 'Hummers' to war, we've been the victims of manipulation by advertisors, the media, and politicians who are aware that our fear can drive us to make irrational decisions. I expect many of you will be as outraged as I am. This just curdles my milk!
I coined the term "Hollywoood/Madison Avenue Cultural Axis" well before 9-11 and Bush's Axis of Evil speech.
See Culture of Fear by Barry Glassner.
On the other hand, it is possible that The Guardian represents a similar kind of manipulation, the commercial exploitation of radical politics. See The Conquest of Cool by Thomas M. Franks. |
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