I am trying really hard NOT to go into a full blown essay on this...however...We all see "problems," but we do not perceive wicked problems (I know you know what that is). We are in a complex mess of our own making, and solving a problem here and there is playing Whack-A-Mole. Identifying fundamental underlying problems, then developing a strategy to address them all at the same time might, and I stress might, be a way out. I am not convinced this is fixable. Glubb described what our condition would look like at the end...very prescient.
It’s taken decades to get to this juncture. The cultural slope has been descended over 50-70 years. It is now when the rot of the apple starts to show on the surface that most people notice it. The only way out is through. You cannot claw back a culture quickly. There is no “fix”, just a slow progression back to historical norms which would take a few generations.
I haven't read this yet, but I'm betting on the Calvin Klein 1999, 2019, 2022 meme somewhere. Edit: Nice. That Russian ad is great. Time to watch the whole North Korean vid: "These consumer slaves pay taxes to this government." lol they're not wrong.
Such cringe. I miss the advertisement of my youth with attractive guys and gals adorning billboards and shopping bags. Sure, it is all targeted and getting you to buy more, but at least it is an image of something attractive. In college my female friends (aka birthing persons) used to hang Abercrombie photos on their dorm walls and the guys would hang Carmen Electra posters. I wonder what the kiddos hang these days?
About 10 years ago I was having a conversation about the airlines. I made the comment that international airlines are much nicer than domestic (US based) as the flight crew is generally younger, more enthusiastic, more helpful, and generally in a better mood. If I could fly Thai Airlines, Korean Airlines, Latam, or Copa domestically I would gladly throw away all my Detla Sky Pesos. Whenever I step onto a Delta flight I feel like I'm getting a ticket to the circus.
As for the Scandinavian one I believe that is a crime against the people of Scandinavia. A culture, comes from a people who come from a land that belongs to them. It is their birthrite. I think there are a "disproportionately" large number of Scandinavians who are responsible for discovering elements on the periodic table. The people of those lands survived pre-history and pre-industrial ages in very harsh conditions. It forged them. Making them genetically and culturally distinct. That inheritance of the sacrifice to survive and thrive on that land since the dawn of time makes the land and the culture their birth rite. To deny that there is no such thing as Scandinavian and to do it to their faces is evil. I believe it is a threat that justifies harsh punishment and consequences.
A culture comes from a people who come from a land. To deny the culture is to deny the people. That is something that conquerors and genocidal regimes do. Of course, another stage of genocide is to invade the homeland or territory of a people - something that is being perpetrated in the form of mass immigration.
I wonder when Scandinavians are going to stand up to these unconscionable and grave offenses. The people who made that commercial and aired it deserve a terrible fate, as do the politicians who are permitting the territorial invasion and openly denying the culture and peoplehood of Scandinavia. This emboldens the invaders and demoralizes the invaded. This is happening to the indigenous peoples across Western Europe. It is happening to the heritage population of America. A stop is going to have be put to it. The globalist/internationalist ruling regime is a foreign and hostile occupying enemy of our nations and our peoples.
Clearly, that ad was deeply disturbing - striking an existential nerve. I can't see how it couldn't.
Draper gold: "sentimental bond" and "twinge in your heart." In the battle for hearts and minds, hearts first...which, is tough today with rampant device ADHD. "Silent engrams" which are cellular ensembles containing specific and/or singular memories in the prefrontal cortex (long term memory) begin to "blossom" at several weeks, so reinforce brand during that window for creating non-annoying, top of mind messaging for future best customers....
United Airlines, what fools. Go drive on any interstate US highway and observe the professional quality of new drivers of color, and female, in action. All over the road, improper speed, one foot up on the dash, on the phone, etc. 90% are terrible, believe me. Clueless. Imagine them flying an airliner!
The Russian commercial is so wicked. Colbert bit was blind-me-now cringe. Too many to choose the worst but a very useful list in whom to boycott. Suddenly I'm getting these United Airlines "discount" pitches in my inbox...hmm... are we getting desperate, UAir?
Great compilation. It really shows how our society has become completely toxic and antithetical to human health and happiness.
I am trying really hard NOT to go into a full blown essay on this...however...We all see "problems," but we do not perceive wicked problems (I know you know what that is). We are in a complex mess of our own making, and solving a problem here and there is playing Whack-A-Mole. Identifying fundamental underlying problems, then developing a strategy to address them all at the same time might, and I stress might, be a way out. I am not convinced this is fixable. Glubb described what our condition would look like at the end...very prescient.
It’s taken decades to get to this juncture. The cultural slope has been descended over 50-70 years. It is now when the rot of the apple starts to show on the surface that most people notice it. The only way out is through. You cannot claw back a culture quickly. There is no “fix”, just a slow progression back to historical norms which would take a few generations.
I haven't read this yet, but I'm betting on the Calvin Klein 1999, 2019, 2022 meme somewhere. Edit: Nice. That Russian ad is great. Time to watch the whole North Korean vid: "These consumer slaves pay taxes to this government." lol they're not wrong.
The CK ad is truly some demonic stuff, not to mention "eye rape."
I haven't watched it all the way through yet. What little I heard, was very true and well deserved.
What a dizzying array of madness!
Such cringe. I miss the advertisement of my youth with attractive guys and gals adorning billboards and shopping bags. Sure, it is all targeted and getting you to buy more, but at least it is an image of something attractive. In college my female friends (aka birthing persons) used to hang Abercrombie photos on their dorm walls and the guys would hang Carmen Electra posters. I wonder what the kiddos hang these days?
About 10 years ago I was having a conversation about the airlines. I made the comment that international airlines are much nicer than domestic (US based) as the flight crew is generally younger, more enthusiastic, more helpful, and generally in a better mood. If I could fly Thai Airlines, Korean Airlines, Latam, or Copa domestically I would gladly throw away all my Detla Sky Pesos. Whenever I step onto a Delta flight I feel like I'm getting a ticket to the circus.
That Russian ad - brilliant
Tovarisch, this was Grrreat! It had me laughing and throwing up in my mouth simultaneously.
Is a colapse of humanity
As for the Scandinavian one I believe that is a crime against the people of Scandinavia. A culture, comes from a people who come from a land that belongs to them. It is their birthrite. I think there are a "disproportionately" large number of Scandinavians who are responsible for discovering elements on the periodic table. The people of those lands survived pre-history and pre-industrial ages in very harsh conditions. It forged them. Making them genetically and culturally distinct. That inheritance of the sacrifice to survive and thrive on that land since the dawn of time makes the land and the culture their birth rite. To deny that there is no such thing as Scandinavian and to do it to their faces is evil. I believe it is a threat that justifies harsh punishment and consequences.
A culture comes from a people who come from a land. To deny the culture is to deny the people. That is something that conquerors and genocidal regimes do. Of course, another stage of genocide is to invade the homeland or territory of a people - something that is being perpetrated in the form of mass immigration.
I wonder when Scandinavians are going to stand up to these unconscionable and grave offenses. The people who made that commercial and aired it deserve a terrible fate, as do the politicians who are permitting the territorial invasion and openly denying the culture and peoplehood of Scandinavia. This emboldens the invaders and demoralizes the invaded. This is happening to the indigenous peoples across Western Europe. It is happening to the heritage population of America. A stop is going to have be put to it. The globalist/internationalist ruling regime is a foreign and hostile occupying enemy of our nations and our peoples.
Clearly, that ad was deeply disturbing - striking an existential nerve. I can't see how it couldn't.
Draper gold: "sentimental bond" and "twinge in your heart." In the battle for hearts and minds, hearts first...which, is tough today with rampant device ADHD. "Silent engrams" which are cellular ensembles containing specific and/or singular memories in the prefrontal cortex (long term memory) begin to "blossom" at several weeks, so reinforce brand during that window for creating non-annoying, top of mind messaging for future best customers....
Powerful stuff.
Hilarious and tragic at once. It seems I’m seeing more and more examples like this. Great work!
The Russians have ample reason to make fun of America. Those depictions were, sadly, fairly accurate.
Draper's pitch. 😭😭😭😭😭
So good. Excellent compilation of mediocrity and propaganda!
United Airlines, what fools. Go drive on any interstate US highway and observe the professional quality of new drivers of color, and female, in action. All over the road, improper speed, one foot up on the dash, on the phone, etc. 90% are terrible, believe me. Clueless. Imagine them flying an airliner!
Fly the diverse skies! Who cares if you don’t make it to your destination...
Don Draper. oh my. chills...
The Russian commercial is so wicked. Colbert bit was blind-me-now cringe. Too many to choose the worst but a very useful list in whom to boycott. Suddenly I'm getting these United Airlines "discount" pitches in my inbox...hmm... are we getting desperate, UAir?