RascalPuff's Blog

Extraneous violence has been around for a long time.

But: Must it continue, out of context?

Does it have to be abounding - as entertainment and humor - in commercials and music?

"He was brutally handsome, she was terminally pretty. They had one thing in common, they were both good in bed!"

"There ain't no good guys! There ain't no bad guys! There's only you and me, and we just disagree!" (Adolph Hitler?)

When beer is sold on TV, is it necessary to asunder the serenity with a bull crashing through the pub wall and scattering or skewering everyone who doesn't get out of the way fast enough?

What is the motivation of an advertising slogan that encourages 'the consumer' (who used to be referred to as a 'client' or 'customer), to 'Make 7! Up Yours!' ?

Is the brandishing and deadly swinging of a Samauri sword necessary to sell pizza?

Does pain and suffering have to accompany pedestrian commercials involving peaceful settings in everyday life?

Isn't this the corporate state's way of normalizing violence and intrusion - selling something besides the overtly advertised product ('What's in your wallet?').

Question:
What does the corporate state have to gain by such traditionally instilled, crazymaking tactics?

Answer:
A higher national gross product...

People in a state of confusion and fear consume more than people in a general state of serenity and peace... The same people will increasingly tolerate more violence and intrusion in serious reality, because it's 'only a commercial levity' on TV.

Any comments on these observations and thoughts are cordially invited.

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