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Re: Rubbish

Posted by Kebz on November 4, 2009, 11:01 am, in reply to "Re: Rubbish"

You didn't make it clear that you were talking about advertising. Consumerism has a detrimental effect on everything as discussed at length on this board. We are all hypocrites to some extent by using the internet, by traveling to work, by purchasing utilities and buy purchasing what are really non-essentials. As you type on your keyboard you are generating emissions but that doesn't stop you, because what you think you are doing is worth it. Life involves compromises and Monbiot's compromises are different to yours or mine.

--Previous Message--
:
: That is utter rubbish. The vast majority of
: articles in the corporate media accept
: climate change as a fact.
:
: I certainly don't agree it's that clear cut
: even in terms of direct references to
: climate change. But there are other factors:
: vast numbers of corporate media articles are
: in complete denial on climate change and
: comment as if it doesn't exist and
: isn't/shouldn't be a factor in people's
: thinking. You provided a few links, I could
: provide you with a thousand and one
: celebrity-penned and other articles
: promoting holidays to far off places in
: travel supplements from just this week's
: press. That's just one category. Then there
: are reports on the latest high-performance
: cars and so on... These, combined with the
: adverts, have a simply incalculable impact
: on the mindset of readers (and TV viewers of
: the filmed versions). Andy Rowell of
: Spinwatch, who has often written for the
: Guardian, put it particularly well:
:
: "Advertising reassures people that it
: is OK to buy and consume. It provides a
: [psychological] safety net to make it
: acceptable to consume. What makes this so
: important is the media are often the windows
: through which we see the world. If we open a
: paper and see fast cars it makes it
: acceptable to drive one, if we see cheap
: flights it makes it acceptable to go on
: one."
:
: You can't seperate this impact out from the
: impact of the media science articles, which
: are often excellent. And you can't separate
: the corporate media out from the rightwing
: bloggers, as Monbiot did.
:
: Eds
:
:

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--Previous Message-- : You didn't make it clear that you were talking : about advertising. Consumerism has a : detrimental effect on everything as : discussed at length on this board. We are : all hypocrites to some extent by using the : internet, by traveling to work, by : purchasing utilities and buy purchasing what : are really non-essentials. As you type on : your keyboard you are generating emissions : but that doesn't stop you, because what you : think you are doing is worth it. Life : involves compromises and Monbiot's : compromises are different to yours or mine. : : --Previous Message-- : : That is utter rubbish. The vast majority of : articles in the corporate media accept : climate change as a fact. : : I certainly don't agree it's that clear cut : even in terms of direct references to : climate change. But there are other factors: : vast numbers of corporate media articles are : in complete denial on climate change and : comment as if it doesn't exist and : isn't/shouldn't be a factor in people's : thinking. You provided a few links, I could : provide you with a thousand and one : celebrity-penned and other articles : promoting holidays to far off places in : travel supplements from just this week's : press. That's just one category. Then there : are reports on the latest high-performance : cars and so on... These, combined with the : adverts, have a simply incalculable impact : on the mindset of readers (and TV viewers of : the filmed versions). Andy Rowell of : Spinwatch, who has often written for the : Guardian, put it particularly well: : : "Advertising reassures people that it : is OK to buy and consume. It provides a : [psychological] safety net to make it : acceptable to consume. What makes this so : important is the media are often the windows : through which we see the world. If we open a : paper and see fast cars it makes it : acceptable to drive one, if we see cheap : flights it makes it acceptable to go on : one." : : You can't seperate this impact out from the : impact of the media science articles, which : are often excellent. And you can't separate : the corporate media out from the rightwing : bloggers, as Monbiot did. : : Eds : : : :

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