On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 08:03:50PM -0700, Rick Moen wrote:
So, I guess where I'm going is: Does ALP's insistance on non-Australian spelling for the name of a major Australian political party seem bizarre there in Oz? It certainly does for this Yank (who favours the 'u'). ;->
It is weird, but nowhere near as weird as the fact that its easy to get people to vote against their own interests, again and again and again. Advertising easily suckers most people into believing both truly stupid and horrifically awful things. This always works well for the ruling classes. This is one of the many reasons I think advertising and marketing in any form is a crime against humanity (and, of course, should be punished as such). Especially modern advertising coupled with fascist panopticon surveillance technology, a constant barrage of psychic assault. Its no wonder that people are numbed, delusional and/or irrational - how could they be otherwise suffering under this routine, mundane mental torture. The best answer to advertising is the firing squad. craig -- craig sanders <cas@taz.net.au>