Ever heard of the concept of "manufacturing consent?"

DB

On 3/9/06, Nathaniel Everett Daniels <nate_daniels@speakeasy.net> wrote:
> For the love of...   This has nothing to do with commercials.   Are the
> VW fast commecials stupid?  Yes.  Are people stupid?  Yes.  Does
> everyone do everything they see in commercials?  No.  Even if we didn't
> have commercials showing us that it's cool to drive fast, would people
> do it?  Absolutely.
>
> -Nate Daniels
>
>
> Robert Rountree wrote:
>
> > This is where....... FAST........ will get you.
> >
> > Last week-end my neighbour was pushing snow out the end of his secluded
> > country driveway with his bobcat. He was T-boned by a speeding
> > snowmobiler.
> >
> > Speed Kills   and in this case left, a widow, 2 fatherless children,
> > and a
> > seriously traumatized nice old man.
> >
> > Cars can not safely do what they show in TV commercials... when will
> > we stop
> > being lied too?
> >
> > Or is there anyone left who's still got any smarts left after so much
> > Reality TV?
> >
> >>> Date:    Wed, 8 Mar 2006 13:46:05 -0800
> >>
> > From:    Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
> > Subject: Re: New VW Commercials
> >
> >>>> I wouldn't over-think this one.  Since the dawn of time young men have
> >>>> enjoyed
> >>>
> > going fast....whether it be on a horse or a high performance jet
> > aircraft.
> > As
> > far as speeding goes, if you act irresponsibly behind the wheel, you
> > go to
> > jail.
> > That doesn't preclude driving fast for fun on secluded country,
> > mountain or
> > desert roads.
> >
> >> From someone well past fast but still able to remember........
> >
> > Anthony
> > '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)
> >
> >
>

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