You are dealing with Americans who have embraced the concept of brands for 60 years plus so it is no surprise that it has leapt from products to ideas, education and culture/society. Part of it is herd instinct- the rest could be a number of things.
On Oct 5, 1:39�pm, Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That exactly what Holly is getting at. Branding is all hype no > substance. That it becomes reality for some is a indictment on the > decline of political awareness. It's like the carbon foot print. The > bourgeoise make up a term and it becomes and accepted part of lexicon. > Workers don't have a carbon footprint. We have no power to make the > decisions as to what energy sources are used, we use those provided to > us. If we had a choice, no doubt things would be more than a little > different. > > Branding is for the non-thinking feeble minded ready to accept > anything they are told at face value. It's a bit like subscribing to > the bogus war on terror, that's branding on a monumental scale. > > On Oct 6, 5:08�am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > No. > > > What I "know" is that it is "reality" to "some". > > > I still hold out hope that the "majority" of People are not like you > > and yours... > > > On Oct 5, 11:04�am, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > gaar, > > > > The principle is exactly the same. "Branding" has nothing whatsoever > > > to do with reality, it's about changing perceptions of the product. > > > Dosen't make a damn bit of difference if the product is a Presidential > > > candidate, a car or brand of cigarettes. You should now that. In > > > America perceptions ARE reality to most. > > > > On Oct 5, 12:57�pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Oct 5, 10:50�am, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Face it, it's bullshit. Political "branding" and nothing more. > > > > > You mean like calling Barack Obama an Agent of Change? > > > > > That type of Bullshit?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
