| Grahamhsu said: Only desperate ones are those who are so affected by this act they feel the need to whine and complain...every company has dirt on them and every human being here probably does as well, anyone that feels MSFT has done a grave sin against the world because of this commercial is a self righteous prick. |
Marketing is a huge part of politics, a ninth of my project was the effect of media on voting behaviour
The American Television industry is by far more diverse, there is a huge market for Television in the USA, in the UK we have a small population, a very successful national broadcaster (The BBC) and we also have license fees (which put poor people off buying a TV altogether).
The BBC is clearly biased towards the left, the only other big competitor is SKY (FOX in the US) and they are biased to the right, people know where they stand.
In America you have NBC, FOX, CNN, MSNBC, ESPN and god knows how many others (that our indusrty has no room for), it is therefore harder to make the distinctions between left and right and you are more likely to be taken in by them since there is no clear line, they must all scramble for the centre ground, so they may seem impartial, but EVERY company is biased. So what I'm trying to say is that it is not the fault of the American public, it is the nature of the system that they are within.
This Final Fantasy advert, when seen by someone who is loyal to the channel it is broadcast on, is not going to question whether or not they are being decieved because they have no reason to (unless they are gamers), they will assume that what they see is the whole truth, why would they lie? The answer is that conglomorates help each other, MSNBC associates with MS in a big way, in fact most American media will side with Microsoft over Sony, it's all about supporting your home economy.
My first statement was never intended as a random attack, nor is it without a basis!
As to my Business qualifications, I come from a family of businessmen, My Uncle was a co-founder of Swinton insurance, My Grandfather ran a Cotton Mill, my other Grandfather ran a two pubs, a Farm and a Corner shop. I was raised to do business my friend :)
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