Is it more efficient to have two factories making soap, or one? Buy up the compitition, shut it down!

Yeah thats why I wrote that Tom’s of Maine = Colgate post.

http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2006...18/toms-of-maine-in-bed-with-colgate/

Is it more efficient to have two factories making soap, or one? Buy up the compitition, shut it down!

Studies show that feeling as though they had a choice and got a “good deal” is one of the major factors in influencing consumers.

If you buy a home printer, generally the higher-end models have the same hardware as the low-end ones, but a different plastic case and differently programmed firmware to turn off the higher-resolution printing.

But by and large I think America has become too demythologized, too rationalized, too materialistic for any such attack on our psyche to be effective.

I think you are overestimating the average joe, there.
I personally would be probably be better prepared to rationally evaluate any “god in the sky” type foolery if it were to take place, but I’ve thought and heard about this stuff. Lots of people don’t, so then they would be taken completely by surprise and during that scenario only have the revelations / doomsday / movie scenarios / etc to refer to - pointing them to the idea they are fucked and better submit. At least until it was too late for them to re-evaluate.
My point is not that I am better - I know this “type” of thing (forms of advertising and promotion, “theories”, viral marketing stuff) on a smaller scale has worked on me - maybe in some cases still is - until I went to work figuring them out and getting more info and finally having a better frame of reference / context to understand. U know, if you’ve seen Tide detergent on TV, then u see it in the aisle at yer friendly neighborhood supermarket, you have some kind of expectant relationship to it. So why would you buy that ugly no name brand. It’ll make ur skin itch…

The transformation started in the historical era and left its traces first in the passing of the aeon of Taurus into that of Aries, and then of Aries into Pisces, whose beginning coincides with the rise of Christianity. We are now nearing that great change which may be expected when the spring point enters Aquarius

An interesting article http://www.meta-religion.com/Psychiatr...ical_psychology/symbolism_of_ufos.htm

Actually, I think what Tim is pointing to is the construction of an artificial enemy by somebody else.

Yes. Exactly. It was a rhetorical device to drive home a point.

why do you like to pick your enemies? enemies are adversaries by definition. do you really want to choose adversarial relationships? i would have thought that there is enough conflict as a background without the promotion of more.

Actually, I think what Tim is pointing to is the construction of an artificial enemy by somebody else. (But he can correct me if I’m wrong).

In any case, real adversarial relationships exist. Not necessarily the same ones created or promoted by the state.

And, drawing from previous threads, I think it’s a bit odd to advocate peace (which is how I read that quote) after having promoted the idea of racial separateness, an idea that can only lead to conflict. If you advocate racial separation and minimize the suffering imposed upon one group by another, I don’t see how you can be surprised when conflict erupts.

About the article Tim, very nice. Everytime I read you, u get me thinking. Or at least you get the motor trying to run up here and making it try to think. hehehe. That’s always appreciated.

It always seems amusing to me that the alleged goals of the New World Order’ seem pretty reasonable. The mostly negative reaction is from people who are overly fanatical about either their government or their religion or, usually, both.

A one world religion that ends hatred and religious wars? Sounds good, sign me up.

A one world currency, language, and justice system providing opportunity and equality for all? Sounds great.

Are we all so jingoistic that it is impossible to view ourselves as one human family rather than a bunch of nationalistic religious fanatics out to kill one another?

Where’s the ‘New World Order’ recruiting center. Maybe I’ll sign up. Oh..woops..I’m a Freemason, maybe I already joined and don’t know it yet.