Americans are being catalogged like livestock to be fleeced or led to slaughter
Face it. All advertising is propaganda. We can be wiser, better informed consumers if we can understand that. It's in a corporation's best interest to advance sales and maximize profit for its stakeholders. A business model driven exclusively by the balance sheet isn't concerned about what's in society's best interests. With every generation government and corporate marketers have honed their ability to gain advantages over the commoners. The fact is, there are people who want to catalog Americans like cattle so they can be fleeced for their value or led to slaughter. Sometimes both. And make no mistake. The demarcation between corporate American and the government is a shaky one. Take Facebook advertiser "flock safety" as an example of intrusive marketing for a product that might just be the ultimate cataloging tool: neighborhood surveillance. The pitch is simple and scary: it's not safe to live without it. And they use compelling endorsements and te