tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post1502838385604883696..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-68326634843162564022013-02-07T19:09:03.016-05:002013-02-07T19:09:03.016-05:00The sad thing is that the causes are well known a...The sad thing is that the causes are well known and understood the first it summarised in 'familiarity breeds indifference/ acceptance' ( habituated...i.e. I grew up in PNG at a time when breasts and nakedness was common so I was never into 'dirty pictures of naked women as a teenager', nothing novel there listen to the 1920's song 'Anything Goes') the corollary of that is that to push 'the edge' one has to become continually more vivid/immediate. This is particularly so in group dynamics the basis of most ads. Let's be real, ads don't inform the consumer about products they are designed to 'motivate' consumers to buy... this is done in any ways including constant repartition (high rotation) . They (including political ads) are DESIGNED to by past the logic and appeal/motivate the irrational emotions. It is proven fact that when instructing staff on something new repartition is key (average 5 times) one could speculate why TV ads tend to be much more. <br />And there Ladies and Gentlemen is the key motivationt $'s . which in the west = power, privilege, advantage et al. <br />If I were to sum America up it wouldn't be an extreme Democracy but a PLUTOCRACY. Americans have be given a ocean of wooden nickels in terms of WEALTH is the answer to everything (love, happiness, popularity, power, survival....Nirvana (not the band) and therefore the more wealth the more Nirvana. (SIC) <br />The answer is as clear as it is difficult. <br />Tell the truth (all of it), don't attack people but what they say/do...there is a difference. <br />Examinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990595916031900662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-43052746306538338742013-02-07T19:08:18.443-05:002013-02-07T19:08:18.443-05:00Sadly Victor's criticism goes BOTH ways. Inclu...<br />Sadly Victor's criticism goes BOTH ways. Including (especially) me.<br />I have to disagree with Steve the 'brilliant article' is selective, inaccurate and full of hyperbole designed to attract agreement from a demographic (emotions). It is articulate and well crafted to that end. Informative...not so much.<br />I remember watching a Jon Stewart show about the Dems convention in which several dems were interviewed and they claimed that they/democrats were the party of inclusion, tolerance etc BUT then went into a lengthy list of types that weren't tolerated! Hmmm. Spot the oxymoron? <br />The problem is the generally accepted level of background Hyperbole, psyching up in the American culture. <br />To be heard above the babble those seeking attention need to be MORE and MORE outrageous. <br />If one compares the level with other western countries one might be surprised. <br /><br />America can't claim overall to be more tolerant than others, simply compare the DEGREE of Partisanship between it and other countries. Sure it exists every where BUT where are he MOST LEAST tolerant acts <br />taking place? e.g. The abortion debate bombings, murders etc, The mass shootings, the bombing of Government buildings, the shooting of politicians armed stand-offs with race and religious extremist groups.<br />A civil war that still has reverberations. Towns, districts, states that have entrenched racism, exclusionary. <br /><br />Even the key sports finals have music to stir cheer lead the crowds...why? Sport at that level is already a highly emotive and irrational activity. The press is more extreme. Libel/slander laws are a joke. The line The movies are more salacious, more gratuitously violent. The national myths are out of proportion its heroes are over the top even the President is expected to be some sort of savior. The Churches are extreme....where else do they own TV networks and universities that teach their versions of the truth. Where is the home of Creationism (aka intelligent design (sic) ).<br />Where are the homes of the most extreme western religions? (Scientology (sic), the brethren, the 7th day adventists, Mormons and goodness knows how many Charismatic Churches with one hand on their followers heart stings and the other in their pockets ? et al). <br />I have no problems with religion although I personally don't believe. What I do find unacceptable is that in the US the 'churches(sic)' are actually fronts for tax/ accountability free businesses. Not that US corporate culture is all that either responsible or accountable. Examinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990595916031900662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-5588323295905264752013-02-07T09:40:42.561-05:002013-02-07T09:40:42.561-05:00"Burn the churches, burn the banks"?
Do..."Burn the churches, burn the banks"?<br /><br />Don't need a tinfiol hat to wonder how a white dog could cook up a story like that and then pretty much get away with it.Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594307610015584119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-61964758173224661332013-02-07T08:49:41.337-05:002013-02-07T08:49:41.337-05:00Conservatives POV:
Personal responsibility for the...Conservatives POV:<br />Personal responsibility for thee - NOT, for me!<br /><br />And YOUR map was serious.<br /><br />OURS, was just a joke. <br /><br />But, as usual, you Libtards show that you have no sense of humor. Sarah's map was a JOKE!Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-41826425791042795862013-02-07T08:43:47.827-05:002013-02-07T08:43:47.827-05:00Maps don't kill people. People kill..
ummm......Maps don't kill people. People kill..<br /><br />ummm...<br /><br />Oops?JoyousMNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16754809233806402705noreply@blogger.com