Have you ever payed close attention to how ads are designed or produced? I mean, making the appeal of a service or product they are cramming down your gullet in constant ads on TV? They design an "Emotional appeal" into the production of those ads. For example, when they want you to feel calm and relaxed, they slow down the movement of the actors in the ad. Show a well dressed hansom looking plumber walking up the driveway in slow motion. Perhaps show people talking in a gathering while in slow motion.
The other side of that is the happy excited appeal by having a group of people in public smiling, synchronously dancing, trying to make you feel excited about a new weight loss drug or product you really don't need.
Perhaps its just part of my learning disabilities, but I tend to see the details behind the production, and in most cases than not, can not remember the product the ad is pushing. I tend to dissect the production in order to try and understand what was going on in the ...
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AMERICA IS ON A PATH TO SELF-DESTRUCTION — AND AMERICANS NEED TO WAKE UP!
The DSA, the Constitution, Media Manipulation, Artificial Intelligence, and Who Is Responsible for America's Direction
October 9, 2026 | Opinion & Political Commentary
Written by Wayne Ripley with the assistance of ChatGPT.
I am not that good at writing. ChatGPT is good at that part. But the thoughts are my own.
Looking at America today compared with what our Founding Fathers envisioned, I believe we are on a direct path to self-destruction unless we stand up and fix it NOW!
Our constitutional republic was built upon individual liberty, limited government, private property, personal responsibility, and a system of checks and balances designed to prevent the concentration of political power.
Yet today, political organizations openly advocate fundamentally restructuring that system.
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is one example. And Americans need to understand exactly what this organization wants.
WHAT THE DSA WANTS TO CHANGE
The DSA's published 2026 political program advocates changes that go far beyond healthcare reform or higher taxes on wealthy ...