A 36 Year Media Failure | 177 comments (177 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: what's in it for the British people? (none / 1)

It's exciting stuff, isn't it?

You have a point, but this is like complaints that a math curriculum is not "motivating" to students.

The brainless should not be in banking. — Willem Buiter

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 09:08:08 AM EST
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Re: what's in it for the British people? (4.00 / 6)

Apples and oranges.

The point of political messaging -- propaganda, to be blunt about it -- is persuasion, not thinking. Having an emotional content to a message really does help persuade.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 10:56:19 AM EST
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Re: what's in it for the British people? (4.00 / 4)

Was just reading that the head of deception for the Middle east in the Second world war (Who coincidentally invented the names for the Commandos, the Special Air Service and the US Rangers) after the war went off to work for the Conservative Party as head of Public Opinion research for several years.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 11:02:11 AM EST
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Re: what's in it for the British people? (none / 0)

The Right Wing is especially prone to move from military "service" - defined broadly - to a position within their political organizations.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 11:28:52 AM EST
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Re: what's in it for the British people? (none / 1)

I do have a good friend that is convinced thet the rise of Thatcher was plotted by people who all knew eaqch other from Colditz POW camp.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 11:31:21 AM EST
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Re: what's in it for the British people? (none / 0)

LOL

That evokes snarkifolous speculation about "bonding" (psychological or physical) and it's role in later life in social and political ... er ... "affairs."

(again, LOL)

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 11:44:44 AM EST
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