[Am-info] Dishonesty in ads]

[Mike Stephen]

----- Original Message -----
From: "John J. Urbaniak" <jjurban@attglobal.net>
To: "Mike Stephen" <mikestp@telus.net>
Cc: "Am-info" <am-info@venice.essential.org>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Am-info] Dishonesty in ads]


> Well, it's hard to believe that the "Dell Dude" is focussed
on business
> rather than the consumer, yet we see similar glorification
of dishonesty
> in the Dell ads.
>
> Also, not all American companies are greedy and dishonest.

I agree not all corporations are greedy and dishonest.  I was
referring more the the country called the United States.  In
my opinion the USA government acts in a  greedy and dishonest
manner. Similar in manner to the way Microsoft acts.
>
> John
>
>
> > It appears Microsoft assumes all business would act as the
ad
> > suggests.  Market shortages make the price fluctuate.
> > Microsoft refects this style of business.  Not that there
is
> > anything legally wrong with the market driven capitalist
> > market, it sometimes has a slightly distasteful
appearance.
> > Microsoft in my mind has always skirted the law and is
mostly
> > distasteful in almost everything it does.
> >
> > However on the other hand, Microsoft is really only
reflecting
> > the similar policy of the USA.  America always pushes hard
in
> > the world to maintain its economic power.  Almost all US
> > foreign policy can be linked to greed, power, resources,
> > vengeance, and maintenance of power.
> >
> > If America feels it is losing a market, they simply put
duties
> > and taxes to make the local USA products unfairly
competative
> > to better cheaper foreign products.  Very few times in the
> > history of the USA has anything been done regarding
foreign
> > policy that has been remotely related to "freedom" and
other
> > more airy fairy uphemisms.
> >
> > As for advertising in North America.....   Nowhere in the
> > world has advertising been more effective that in the USA.
> > The population of the USA can very easily be made to do
the
> > powers that be's bidding.  Americans as a whole are the
> > easiest to affect via propaganda.  CNN and the other US
> > networks are very effective at manipulating the average
> > American.
> >
> > All this means is that Microsoft is only doing what has
been
> > done in the USA administration for the past 200 years!  If
you
> > want to chastize Microsoft, take a long hard look at
accepted
> > business dealings of the USA administration regarding
world
> > business tactics.
> >
> > Its kinda hard to chastise Microsft in a heavy handed
manner
> > when the USA administration go far beyond Microsoft's
actions.
>
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