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lefty8080 · 07-20-2004, 09:06 AM

The idea that people are not smart enough to take control of their lives and not be controlled by advertising is absurd. It serves, one purpose, and that is to convince people they need the government to control their lives, as they aren’t smart enough to do so.

Our fore fathers did not believe in an elitist society. That is why they felt “..all men are created equal..” Even if it is for their protection, our fore fathers believed one person should not make decisions for another. Our Constitution protects our freedom of speech, there is no footnote saying “unless someone thinks it’s bad for society”. I agree advertising has gotten out of hand, but treating the public like substandard individuals, powerless against the evil empire is not the solution. If we can teach people to take control in their lives, we not only fix the advertising problem, but give the individuals the tools to solve other problems in their lives.

So long as we are told over and over we have no power against this vicious advertising demon we have no hope of control. As any sports coach will tell you, you cannot motivate a team to win by telling them they can’t do it. When faced with a constant “you can’t do it” message, chances are you can’t.

This thread made me think of an old friend. I have not seen her in about 15 years, but I know where she would stand on this issue. My sister ran into her a while back, she is teaching in an urban area of a major city. She stated the kids she was teaching would never have what she does, and she thought this was sad. I did indeed think this was sad. It is sad that their teacher is helping convince them they are victims and have no choices in life. It is sad that she doesn’t even realize she will be aiding this fact by her supremist attitude. I know she doesn’t realize that she is looking down on these kids and classifying them as less than equal to others.

Please don’t insult me and others by telling us we aren’t smart enough, or strong enough to overcome advertising we can chose to ignore and dismiss as irrelevant.

07-20-2004, 09:06 AM	#63 (permalink)
lefty8080 Upright	The idea that people are not smart enough to take control of their lives and not be controlled by advertising is absurd. It serves, one purpose, and that is to convince people they need the government to control their lives, as they aren’t smart enough to do so. Our fore fathers did not believe in an elitist society. That is why they felt “..all men are created equal..” Even if it is for their protection, our fore fathers believed one person should not make decisions for another. Our Constitution protects our freedom of speech, there is no footnote saying “unless someone thinks it’s bad for society”. I agree advertising has gotten out of hand, but treating the public like substandard individuals, powerless against the evil empire is not the solution. If we can teach people to take control in their lives, we not only fix the advertising problem, but give the individuals the tools to solve other problems in their lives. So long as we are told over and over we have no power against this vicious advertising demon we have no hope of control. As any sports coach will tell you, you cannot motivate a team to win by telling them they can’t do it. When faced with a constant “you can’t do it” message, chances are you can’t. This thread made me think of an old friend. I have not seen her in about 15 years, but I know where she would stand on this issue. My sister ran into her a while back, she is teaching in an urban area of a major city. She stated the kids she was teaching would never have what she does, and she thought this was sad. I did indeed think this was sad. It is sad that their teacher is helping convince them they are victims and have no choices in life. It is sad that she doesn’t even realize she will be aiding this fact by her supremist attitude. I know she doesn’t realize that she is looking down on these kids and classifying them as less than equal to others. Please don’t insult me and others by telling us we aren’t smart enough, or strong enough to overcome advertising we can chose to ignore and dismiss as irrelevant.