i had sort of forgotten all about myspace.
it was sort of funny watching "the social network" today -- since i have been online so long now, it was funny to hear some of the terms and lingo in the movie from just a couple of years ago.
i think in the last couple of years, facebook has sort of fueled the online addiction the same way AOL chat rooms did back in the day. there used to be people that spent all day online, but never left a chat room, and i think facebook is similar. i remember when facebook was a college thing, and then one day it was for everyone.
so anyway, i was reminded tonight that my myspace was just a little out of date, and so while i was in the process of cleaning out the old...i started to look at my myspace as maybe a stranger would. its like, most of the stuff was only a couple years old, but it might as well been another lifetime for me.
anyway, as i was looking through the old stuff, i found this blog that i still liked.
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Friday, July 18, 2008
el presidente!
im not sure if it was a national ad, but i saw a funny john mccain commercial the other night. it was a propaganda'ish advertisement. trying to force the idea that his military experience and vietnam heroics somehow make him a capable leader. what exactly do you lead in a p.o.w. prison for 5 years? probably not much. anyway, what sort of message is he really feeding us. is he saying that being in the navy in the 60's means he understands how to fight a new kind of war, the sort of war that never going to go away? how exactly does a military background help out when the next president is going to inherit a crashing economy, soaring energy prices, buku inflation, and a deteriorating infrastructure? how can a guy in his 70's be the sort of forward thinker the country needs to dig us out of the hole were in? the united states has lost its way, and four more years of backwards thinking will be the end of us.
there is an entire generation entering the workforce, and for the first time in history there are 3 generations of people working together. i think that opens up so much potential for this country. young people learning from fellow employees that have 20+ years in any given industry. relearning old ideas and improving upon them. thats how we advance as a country. with energy prices rocketing and technology advancing, its hard to see how there is not a major shift in the way we live coming soon. if $5 a gallon for gas is what this country needs to finally exit this holding pattern we have been in and really take off, then im ok with that.
the next president of the united states better be a big thinker. i grew up in the 80's...i dont know about the rest of you guys (girls), but patriotism was force fed to us in the 80's. we pledged our allegiance every morning. we new america was better than russia, and everyone else. now, i dont know about the reality of the world at the time, but as a kid...this shit worked on me. i am a total proud american. i hate seeing our country this way. i hate that we have lost the respect of the world. i hate that our status as a "world leader" has been so tarnished, saudi arabia can tell our president "no" to a request, and he has no ability to do anything about it. people are so divided over ideas and opinions these days.
if it the destruction of america is a terrorists ultimate goal...i think they are getting it.
sad.
ok, im all over here....back on track.
going back to this commercial...what does pointing out a strong military background really say to americans? i think it says that john mccain expects to be at war for a long time, and that he also thinks he is the man with a plan to make america "safe". i also think it hints very strongly at the idea of..."how is barrack obama gonna PROTECT you?? john mccain has seen seen war, he knows its hell, and he knows how to defend YOU as we move further towards a war ravaged future!"
obviously its not that blatant, but thats what its really about. more fear. more propaganda, more bullshit.
