ZitatIn the July survey, large majorities of seniors agreed with progressive economic proposals, including protecting Medicare benefits (89 percent), raising working women's pay (87 percent) and expanding access to child care for working parents (77 percent). But seniors also took issue with the GOP on social concerns: slim majorities called the Republican Party "extreme" on aid to the poor (53 percent), immigration (53 percent), gay rights (52 percent), and gun violence (51 percent).
ZitatNonetheless, Ayres noted, Greenberg's survey still has Republicans poised to win in 2014, if by a narrower margin than the 2010 wave. "What is striking to me in this survey is that the generic ballot is a dead heat," he said. "Republicans are actually one point ahead."
(They're the articles that are written to make the mush-minded think to themselves, "Gee, a lot of other folks feel this way it seems, I guess I should too!"
Quote: FP123 wrote in post #2It is a thought seed planter by The Atlantic!
(They're the articles that are written to make the mush-minded think to themselves, "Gee, a lot of other folks feel this way it seems, I guess I should too!"
The sad thing is that it works too well! A huge part of the underlying success in building up the rampant consumerism that dominates our economy (although it is beginning to decline at this point) is also based on the same principle. Bernays and his ilk knew what they were doing, sadly.
Quote: FP123 wrote in post #4The sad thing is that it works too well! A huge part of the underlying success in building up the rampant consumerism that dominates our economy (although it is beginning to decline at this point) is also based on the same principle. Bernays and his ilk knew what they were doing, sadly.
IIRC, a great many of the techniques used to sell you things you do not need or want are offshoots of research used by Cultural Marxists to replace our traditional culture using what I think of as a form of slow soft brainwashing. Pavlov and Skinner come to mind. .
Quote: algernonpj wrote in post #5IIRC, a great many of the techniques used to sell you things you do not need or want are offshoots of research used by Cultural Marxists to replace our traditional culture using what I think of as a form of slow soft brainwashing.
So, what's your "solution".....people with products, services or ideas to sell should try not to sell them or refrain from presenting all pertinent informtion in the most compelling manner or unilaterally and arbitrarily exclude certain prospective "buyers" from receiving information about those produscts, services or ideas?
Perhaps the best way to solve your problem is to have the Purchase Police meet you at your employers pay window each Friday and say, "You're too stupid and malleable to avoid the brainwashing of evil merchants, so we're gonna withhold all your discretionary income.