We live in a society where everyday, we have to resist unsolicited advertising, and yet we admire the giant daylight signs and the clever advertisements for they are a soft form of entertainment. So there is a dichotomy there, one half of us assenting and the other resisting advertising. I conclude that we have little choice for we have to travel and read and communicate and along the way, those with something to sell or promote have set up their signs. It comes with the territory-- the age of consumerism.
So what about what we believe? If the world will sell us consumer goods, can we sell them just causes ? All of us are passionate about some things in life, and by that I mean that we would like to infect others with our passion. The world is full of evil, and along the way some, would like to make a difference -- to correct something.
I.E. Some of the causes, I embrace adorn this post .
What prevents us ?
Money. Advertising in any form, even a lowly bumper sticker costs money. E-mail Banners cost nothing and like Google ads or signature blocks they can be attached to every message.
Insecurity. Privately, we all embrace causes, but we suffer with a natural reticence to say "this is right, and this is wrong". True ? However, in our generation, we can now be the researchers. The shyness can go. The alternate media provides ample opportunity to do independent research. Additionally, there are brilliant minds out there who have a passion for the truth and have embraced the internet as their means of making a difference. We have access to all of them, the sincere, as well as the schills and apologists.
Peer Pressure. What can I say other than time and circumstance wait for no man. If we do not seize the opportunity to speak to others, the moment passes and is gone forever. Will concern, reinforced by a new confidence to confirm the truth, overcome peer pressure?
Your Career Channel. If you are caught up in an enterprise or employment or profession that profits from an injustice, you may just have to choose. Maybe the thought of choosing will never arise as you have been successfully programmed by your training to deal with all the moral issues that result from your vocation or work. I say..... beware.
and lastly ..
Selfishness. There's no antidote for it except a change of heart.
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