Conservatives Need to Make Inroads into Pop Culture

This is not true. You are the one who insults people.
Tell me the insults I have presented.

Saying that popular culture has no effect is ludicrous.
I did not say that.

If it did not why is advertising such a big industry. Was it not Chesterton who said literature is luxury fiction a necessity.
Chesterson said it, but fiction is common place in advertising and pop culture. Advertising wants you to buy it because of how you feel and how the product will make you feel. Is conservatism going to make one "feel" better? Conservatives and Libertarians think far more than Liberals do. Sending a message of conservative values through the emotions of pop culture does not look like a viable solution.

Did not Aristotle say something about simplicity in addressing mass audiences.
You mean this?
"Maxims," Aristotle noted, "make one great contribution to speeches because of the uncultivated mind of the audience; for people are pleased if someone in a general observation hits upon opinions that they themselves have about a particular instance" (Aristotle, 186).
Which is a reason why telling people about their pocket book and how Conservatism/Libertarianism methods will fill up the pocket book is the method I prefer.

If you do not understand the correlation between popular culture, popular opinion, and law then there ain't much I can do to help you pal
Let's see... how many dictators and related monsters used pop culture to get what they want... Adolf Hitler (don't forget how proud he was to get guns outlawed), Saddam Hussein (so many people name their kids Saddam), Kings, Queens, Emperors, Clintons, etc.

A last thought. It's called pop culture, as in popular culture. How do you or Tremoglie propose to get messages about being responsible and self reliant to the people under 25 years old or so? Easier said than done. It's not popular to get good grades, prepare yourself for good jobs, being punctual, working hard, being respectful to others, controlling your inhibitions, and acting responsibly. How do you battle that which is promoted and glorified in popular culture, Miami Vice? How?

Yes you did say those things and you did insult me.

?Concerts that were free so that pressure could be put on the U.S. government to send more taxpayer money into the corrupt continent of Africa so that murderous dictators can maintain their death grip. Glad he enjoyed it. Nice display of principles"

You insulted my integrity.

People younger than 25 are not responsible or self-reliant? Who do you think is getting killed in Iraq protecting ignorant pompous people so they can say stupid things.

I feel sorry for you. You are lost in an ocean of ignorance

So because dictators used popular culture to get what they want and it was effective good people should not use it?

That is like saying because Hitler was working on an A-Bomb we should not have.

That is dumb thing to say.

Get a bandage aid for your integrity. Now that it is shown that you are self promoting your articles.

Save the pity for yourself. You never gave examples have how to use popular culture. History has shown the scum of the earth has done well with it.

"People younger than 25 are not responsible or self-reliant? Who do you think is getting killed in Iraq protecting ignorant pompous people so they can say stupid things."

Wow, the words of a great argument. Blanket statements for all. And of course your specialty: saying I said something when I did not.

Some day, when more of your neurons are working, we'll talk more. Until then, hopefully none of my military friends get killed or injured. Though, that is the job... protecting pompous, foolish people like yourself. Let the world know when you have a working solution for those things you rant about. Though you tend to speak in short sentences, so it may take a decade or two. You should be a politician.

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