“[George] Orwell saw, to his credit, that the act of falsifying reality is only secondarily about changing perceptions. It is, above all, a way of asserting power.” – Adam Gopnik.* Here’s an example from my congressional district.
Big money for Erik Paulsen‘s re-election is pouring in from PACs, special interests, and federal lobbyists. Dean Phillips refuses dark money. Ads like the one below are funded by small donations from little guys like me who don’t like falsifying reality.
- Gordon C. Stewart, courtesy of the coffee shop wifi, 20 minutes away from the cabin by the wetland, September 19, 2018.
*Adam Gopnik is author of “Orwell’s ‘1984’ and Trump’s America” Click the LINK.
Thanks to William (Bill) Britton’s Wisdom from the Margins: Daily Readings for bringing my attention to the quotation, one of several by Gopnik, Thomas Merton, Noam Comsky, and the Apostle Paul (“Be transformed by the renewal of your mind”). Bill’s daily menu is worth the price!
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My problem with this; If your readers don’t read beyond the photos, they’ll think your are opposing Phillips and supporting Paulson.
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Mona, don’t know why a reader would draw that conclusion. See jansenphoto’s comment. The contrast between the two ads leads the reader to his/her own conclusion.
See the one just posted. You’ll feel better. There will be no question.
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What a difference in tone between these two adverts! Getting people to converse vs driving people apart…it should be a simple choice, but, in this day and age, it isn’t/
Great post!
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Thank you, Dutch goes the Photo, for the comment.
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Anytime, Gordon!
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-:)
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