Reply #14: Absolutely no one knows mass psychology and marketing better. [View All]

[Uncle Joe]

They need to, it's the only way they make money, selling products of one kind or another. Symbolism trumps substance virtually every time with them, when you need to get your message out in 30 seconds, that becomes inevitable. They know our hot buttons and I have no doubt television programming along with commercials are promoted and marketed with some thought as to how they want to shape the national mood.

I could be wrong about this, but I seem to recall when cable television first came out, they promoted it as not having commercials and that's why people would pay for what was free to them before, other than having more "choice". I don't believe that's the case anymore, you simply can't get away from commercials, whether they're open or subliminal, such as product placement. The next time you view television, get your stop watch out and time commercial time to program time, it's grotesque. If I never see another commercial for the rest of my life, I will die a happy man.

They've taken the same approach to our advertisements for President and all they can focus on is image over substance. Television for the most part, does dumb you down, it requires you to do nothing but sit, watch and listen, no two way interaction, no critical thinking involved. For that matter, the less critical thinking you do, the better chance they have of selling something you don't necessarily need, whether it's a food or drink product that only serves to hurt your health or some miracle drug which they later find out doesn't live up to the hype and may even hurt your health as well. I believe George W. Bush is the living embodiment of that superficial approach on a national leadership marketing level. It is a form of national brain washing, if it wasn't they wouldn't spend hundreds of millions of dollars to run for President mostly for commercials on it.

I believe the Internet is our best hope for a return to decisions based on reason, but I believe it will be a long and winding road and we're just beginning on the journey. In the meantime we should be aware these people who have controlled the national psychology and all the wealth, power and influence that goes with it for so long will not go quietly in the night. I believe they and their puppet minions will try to neutralize the Internet's growing power and influence in one form or the other. So keep your eyes and ears open and stay attuned.