Posted on 02/08/2010 9:50:15 AM PST by Ben Mugged
I’m sure some idiot at Audi thought these “Green Police” commercials for the Super Bowl would be funny. I found them downright offensive and not the least bit funny.
In the collection of ads below, you see a guy at the store pick “plastic” when the checkout gal asks “paper or plastic” and the Green Police immediately arrest the earth-destroyer for his intended assault on Mother Gaia. (Didn’t these enviro-idiots come up with the plastic bags some 20 years ago to save the earth from all the trees being killed for paper bags?) You also have Green Police digging through people’s trash for batteries, and shining a searchlight into a guy’s kitchen for putting (or not putting–not being a green wacko, I’m not sure which is “proper”) something down his drain. And (oh my) we have evil maniacs being busted for using incandescent light bulbs, plastic water bottles, and having the water too warm in the hot tub. Of course at the end of the commercial, you have the greenie driving an eco-friendly car who is blessed by the Green Police High Priests.
If Audi really meant to point out the idiocy of the “green” movement and its very real threats to freedom…they failed to deliver anything which clues the viewer in to a message that “We think this is nuts.” The commercial is presented with too much seriousness to be taken any other way than as approval of such Gestapo tactics. But if Audi wants to appeal to the real environmental wacko out there, they definitely hit the mark with these commercials.
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These earth-worshipping morons might have thought they were being cute; maybe they’ve been drinking too much of their own Koolaid and have totally lost touch with reality.
(Excerpt) Read more at dakotavoice.com ...
If they were pro-radical-green, they'd stop making cars and shut down the company. Cars pollute. All cars. Some more, some less - that was the point, IMO. (I agree with the sentiment of your post - just picked the above quote to add this comment.)
Audi is saying that by buying their car you will not offend the big brother green police.
IOW Dear Leaders approved car for the peoples.
>> I think Audi tried to split the uprights on this one.
Except they animated the Green police as hapless and adoring instead of appearing as the fascist Nazis they would otherwise be.
Let’s not forget the final message which depicts tacit acceptance of Green fascism.
Don’t see my point? Apply the template to mandatory abortion, govt health care, constraints on speech, or restrictions on religion.
>> I didn’t like that ad at all! Very anti American if you ask me!
bttt
>> Couldn’t possibly be. If they were pro-radical-green, they wouldn’t make the green police look so asinine and overbearing.
Kind of like watching Nazis dance.
Of course they were saying “buy our car, we’re green.” The green police let the guy in the Audi pass the checkpoint. Thus the car is green. So if you don’t want to be bothered by the government you must submit and buy government sanctioned car.
Point taken. Not sure I believe tastywires.com is God’s own truth, though (you know, “I read it on the internet so it must be true” and all that). In any case, it is a well-known fact that rodents (most notably martens) have been chomping down on car cable insulating materials for a long, long time. Long before ‘green’ meant anything but a certain shade of color. I could imagine, though, that new materials are attractive to the taste buds of more culinary rodents. I’ll give your car guy the benefit of the doubt. Please extend my apologies to him.
I believe the NRA did a “jackboot” commercial a few years back.
seems along the same lines.
>> I believe the NRA did a “jackboot” commercial a few years back.
If it’s available, I’d like to see it.
I’m interested in knowing if the NRA suggested the “jackboot” policies were acceptable. The Audi ad indicates Green fascism is manageable which has some interesting historical implications.
LOL, no apology necessary. And I agree that rodents have been dining on engines for a long time, but his point was that these days, he’s seeing a marked increase.
“Who are the Brain Police?”
"Beech martens are noted for their habit of damaging cars by biting through ignition leads and brake hoses and pulling apart insulation boards."
"The release of pet martens has led to the establishment of a breeding colony in Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Are you in that general area?
How about this for an alternate ending? Rather than have the check-point weenies fawn over and approve of the car, have them act upset that they know the car can’t be stopped for any of their violations. A Newman-like (Seinfeld) guard whines a "he’s fine – we HAVE to let him go" and a rebel yell by the driver as he zooms away (with a final snarl by Newman) would have more effectively played the point that the car is environmentally friendly but a rocket o’ fun and immune to the greenie crap.
Just to note, my local NBC afiliate, WTHR-13 Indianapolis, DID NOT EVEN MENTION this ad tonite on it’s review of Super Bowl Commercials!!
it harms Democrats, SO IT MUST NOT BE SHOWN, despite it being ranked most watched on youtube, etc,etc.
I liked this ad because the company used the promotion of its product as a public service announcement to show the green nazis and a government controlled by them for what they really are.
What is there in this issue that would have allowed or deserved a "lighter" treatment?
Let the enviro-marxists squeal with their fake indignation...The ad was excellent...Audi should be complimented for having the stones to have it created and run.
What we need is an RNC that would run ads similar to this...
Ask the Brits how funny it is to have a bunch of SS enviro-fascists digging thru their trash hoping to find a “recyclable” in the garbage.
Piss off, Audi and your ilk! Crash and burn!
Tyranny is so comical.
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