"Support our Troops" magnets ... - GoFuckYourself.com

jawanda · 08-17-2005, 09:19 AM

... are one of the most brilliantly marketed products I've seen in years. Seems like every other car I see on the road has (at least) one of these magnets on the back.

"Support our Troops" ... it's just genious. The packaging does not even imply that any of the funding from the magnets might go to a good cause, yet still hundreds of millions of people feel compelled to shell out $3- $5 a pop for these babies.

Every 7-11 you walk into has 'em for sale, and can't you just here the wholesaler's sales pitch? "So ... what you're saying is that you DON'T support our troops? You're 7-11, an American standard... That's not gonna look good. You really better sell these magnets. It's the only way to PROVE that you support our troops." lol ...

You know what I'm saying?

-p

Fletch XXX · 08-17-2005, 09:21 AM

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Public relations is a huge industry. They're spending by now something on the order of a billion dollars a year. All along its committment was to controlling the public mind....

...The corporate executive and the guy who cleans the floor all have the same interests. We can all work together and work for Americanism in harmony, liking each other. That was essentially the message. A huge amount of effort was put into presenting it. This is, after all, the business community, so they control the media and have massive resources... Mobilizing community opinion in favor of vapid, empty concepts like Americanism. Who can be against that? Or, to bring it up to date, "Support our troops." Who can be against that? Or yellow ribbons. Who can be against that?... The point of public relations slogans like "Support our troops" is that they don't mean anything. They mean as much as whether you support the people in Iowa. Of course, there was an issue. The issue was, Do you support our policy? But you don't want people to think about the issue. That's the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody's going to be against, and everybody's going to be for, because nobody knows what it means, because it doesn't mean anything, but its crucial value is that it diverts your attention....

Read Media COntrol by Noam CHomsky

http://www.zmag.org/chomsky/talks/91...a-control.html

MickeyG · 08-17-2005, 09:23 AM

I have a purple one that says "SUPPORT PORN" that I picked up from the show, but Im afraid to put it on my truck as Im sure someone will steal it.

Adult Site Traffic · 08-17-2005, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by jawanda

Do you sport a "Support our Troops" magnet on your car?

Puhleeze .. LOL.

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mardigras · 08-17-2005, 09:30 AM

No I don't... and I didn't have a flag flying off my car after 9/11.

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08-17-2005, 09:19 AM	#1
jawanda Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,040	"Support our Troops" magnets ... ... are one of the most brilliantly marketed products I've seen in years. Seems like every other car I see on the road has (at least) one of these magnets on the back. "Support our Troops" ... it's just genious. The packaging does not even imply that any of the funding from the magnets might go to a good cause, yet still hundreds of millions of people feel compelled to shell out $3- $5 a pop for these babies. Every 7-11 you walk into has 'em for sale, and can't you just here the wholesaler's sales pitch? "So ... what you're saying is that you DON'T support our troops? You're 7-11, an American standard... That's not gonna look good. You really better sell these magnets. It's the only way to PROVE that you support our troops." lol ... You know what I'm saying? -p

08-17-2005, 09:30 AM	#5
mardigras Bon temps! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: down yonder Posts: 14,194	No I don't... and I didn't have a flag flying off my car after 9/11. __________________ .

08-17-2005, 09:23 AM	#3
MickeyG Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 4,134	I have a purple one that says "SUPPORT PORN" that I picked up from the show, but Im afraid to put it on my truck as Im sure someone will steal it.