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CanSocDem

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19. You are absolutely right.

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 05:46 PM

Sep 2015

Television advertising is the most pervasive form of social engineering in western culture and most people don't even realize it's there. They are content to believe that it is just about selling this product or that product when in reality it is creating a need -that wasn't there before-for that product.

Pharmaceutical advertising is the worst because you have an entire country believing that PharmaINC. represents HEALTH. Ironically, turning off pharmaceutical advertising is good for your health.

Because advertising is such an important player in American culture, there should be a forum dedicated to the discussion of corporate brainwashing.

Good OP.

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Fraud in Ads Anywhere. Lying ads, Internet, TV, Radio..etc. What are the worst ? [View all] Stuart G Aug 2015 OP

Just about any OTC weight loss product sold on TV LynneSin Aug 2015 #1

Weight Loss products and the stuff you buyfor instant weight loss..you are correct..huge con job Stuart G Sep 2015 #16

Infomercials are pretty bad ailsagirl Aug 2015 #2

Fred Thompson selling those reverse mortgages rurallib Aug 2015 #3

And Alex Trebek. WinkyDink Aug 2015 #4

And Henry Winkler pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #6

And Robert Wagner. lpbk2713 Sep 2015 #17

short term loan ads Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #5

Stuart G opens an important discussion polynomial Aug 2015 #7

You are absolutely right. CanSocDem Sep 2015 #19

I collect coins on a small scale. Franklin Mint has an ad that shows they'll send you 2 Morgan BlueJazz Aug 2015 #8

I checked out the Franklin Mint's web site Art_from_Ark Sep 2015 #11

they advertise some of the worst bull shit products in Science magazines olddots Sep 2015 #9

My pet peeve pertains to certain direct mail ads trackfan Sep 2015 #10

Fox "News" DFW Sep 2015 #12

Sea World. Iggo Sep 2015 #13

It's probably not illegal, and as a former ad man, I think it is quite clever and funny... Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #14

The worst are the ones posted on RW websites and their newsletters vinny9698 Sep 2015 #15

Ashley Madison Kingofalldems Sep 2015 #18

Not the worst I've seen laundry_queen Sep 2015 #20

Any Big Oil Company telling us how they are working for a Marie Marie Sep 2015 #21

so true nt steve2470 Sep 2015 #25

Koch Industries 'image' ads pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #22

Just about anything that Dr. Oz recommends. Initech Sep 2015 #23

Those internet ads that have the super attention-grabbing images or text steve2470 Sep 2015 #24

also spam email steve2470 Sep 2015 #26

I don't see or hear much advertising in my daily life... hunter Sep 2015 #27