Posts Tagged “sheeple”

Most people don’t do a lot of thinking, especially about current events. It’s true. Zogby did a survey of Obama voters, and a vast majority of them had no idea that the Dems were in charge of Congress. Because so few people do their own thinking, many people simply defer to the news media, and believe whatever pablum they are spoon-fed. This becomes something of a problem, simply because (unlike the consipracy theorists would have us believe) there is no monolithic organization dictating policy. Instead, we have a bunch of groups and individuals out there, whipping up the muddled asses…um, huddled masses, for their own, shortsighted aims. The result is that the media, trying to whip people up into a frenzy (to insure the election of Obama) latch onto the economy, and do such a good job scaring everybody, that we end up with an economy that is in worse shape than it would be otherwise. (Hard to believe, but true.)

So how do you market to sheeple? Read the rest of this entry »

My wife’s car, her pride and joy – a U.S. Marine red Jeep Liberty – was sideswiped this morning by person or persons unknown. We suspect that the damage was done in our health club parking lot. Not much damage to the vehicle, but the paint job is seriously pooched. Given what I know about automotive painting, we’re probably going to have one of those claims that’s big enough to go past our deductible, but not much more, making even filing a claim a difficult decision. 

What kind of person scrapes up somebody’s car, then doesn’t take responsibility for it? No note, no appology, no nuthin.’ That’s aggravating, but it begs the bigger question – why is it okay to walk away from your responsibilities today, where it once was not? Read the rest of this entry »

Do you think for yourself? Really? Are you sure? You may not realize it, but most people have been conditioned by the media as to what to think, as well as what to think about. Don’t believe me? Let me ask you a question…what do you think about the situation in…um…let’s say, Iran. What do you know about Iran? Do you know the name of their ruler? What about their government? Heard anything about their latest pronouncments? What do you think about them? Do you care? Read the rest of this entry »