Originally Posted by Mellowicious
Question, Ken - do you not think that at least part of the reason Americans bought trucks and SUV's was because advertising created an artificial demand?

Bernard Baruch would give you a cigar.
OF COURSE it's because advertising AND GOP inspired propaganda created demand. For eight to twelve years we were told that
"the Heartbeat of Amurrica" was big pushy trucks with big pushy owners who guzzled what their fighting men protected, because we were "an empire now!"

Tell a society that they are leaders of a world empire, and that their way of life is non-negotiable, light a match under the Madison Avenue rocketworks and watch them scoop up every last one of those macho reassuring surrogate penises on wheels!

Then, when the cost of fuel goes through the roof, tell them it's the fault of "Haji" standing behind that 7-11 counter, and they will continue buying them, expecting any minute that victory is around the corner and someday they will be able to fill er up again for five bucks and get a six pack with the change.

YEEEEEE HAAAAAAAW!!!

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