tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post8917948625718720835..comments2024-03-24T17:01:24.541-04:00Comments on Crazy Eddie's Motie News: The psychology of campaign ads plus a bad sign for representative democracyPinku-Senseihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16247618351725715844noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post-47508245535149391532014-09-05T19:37:44.646-04:002014-09-05T19:37:44.646-04:00You "sound" like a commenter at The Arch...You "sound" like a commenter at The Archdruid Report who has reported that was the result of his survey. That written, you're right on both counts. We have to be the change we want, including affecting the decisions of our elected officials.Pinku-Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247618351725715844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post-39568049630696614752014-09-05T08:02:09.510-04:002014-09-05T08:02:09.510-04:00Most American voters have lost confidence in the a...Most American voters have lost confidence in the ability of elected officials to solve the problems facing the U.S<br /><br />I think what most American's have lost is the idea that WE are the ones who have the ability to affect the change we really want to see. Instead, it's easier to just throw your hands up and pretend nothing you do matters.Patrick8200https://www.blogger.com/profile/05819178784394875998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post-69264105043674361872014-08-31T14:57:19.532-04:002014-08-31T14:57:19.532-04:00What should one expect? Commercials are, after al...What should one expect? Commercials are, after all, propaganda. I worked as a tutor from 2001-2007 and one of the reading units I led students through was a critical reading exercise on recognizing propaganda techniques. Every last example came from commercials.Pinku-Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247618351725715844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752611264465083204.post-66008787337999215842012-09-24T15:00:38.310-04:002012-09-24T15:00:38.310-04:00That's because the ads have no actual meaning ...That's because the ads have no actual meaning one could react to. No one ad actually SAYS anything. They might as well just feature the images of the candidates and some music but no words.<br /><br />That, of course, is deliberate, since any CONCEPT expressed in WORDS can be a) negatively interpreted b) exposed as a lie c) used to show the candidate's hypocrisy by the opposition d) contradict anything and everything the candidate has said or done in the past, thus exposing him as a liar, and on and on. It is SAFER not to SAY anything. <br /><br />So folks react to what they perceive as pleasant (the image of the candidate they've resolved to like) and tune out the unpleasant (the image of the one they've resolved to dislike). The slightly more complex variation (for the superintellectuals) is the viewer capable of identifying (from what the voice in the background says) a negative ad and reacting accordingly. ("Candidate B is a bad person" - yeah, the guy in the stuff I tune out as unpleasant must be, boo!)Ricardo the Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141768547678596253noreply@blogger.com