So we have political advertisements being routinely shown on
entertainment networks like comedy central, and sports programs. But have
you ever wondered why they do that? Well it is fairly simple, so let us
begin.
Why the ads: The reason is because the people
who do not usually pay attention to politics watch those networks.
Basically, these people are the ones who usually do not look at the news
unless it is something they particularly want to hear about. And even
then, they may just google it to get their answer. So this is a method to
do two things. The first is to bring more people to the voting booth,
which I am sure you would agree is a very good thing. However the second
reason may negate this. The second reason is because these individuals
are typically malleable. People who prefer entertainment networks are not
usually well informed, and thus easy to manipulate with respect to various
kinds of advertisements. They are subject to emotional arguments, over
actual hard facts and history. And unfortunately, they don't normally
even know their own Congressional representative, the Vice President, or even
what the President actually can and can't do. This is why ads are put on
these networks. They think you're stupid.
Conclusion: This can be both good and bad, but
this is because the opposing Republican Party is really dumb and does not
advertise on a majority of entertainment networks or programming save for
things like golf. As such, the Democrats as a party have a near universal
monopoly on these less informed voters (some of whom have yet to even register
to vote). So it is my hope that aside from people actually going out and
becoming more informed about politics, that the diversity of thought changes by
Republicans actually advertising on these networks so that these voters can get
both sides on a particular issue. Basically it come down to diversity of
ideas yet again.
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