The public is the most naive fool

Cade 2021-10-22 14:30:34

I think that the reason for challenging some old sayings comes from a movie [Thank you for smoking]. If the joint force of recognition of wisdom eventually leads to an extremely blind flock, it has actually joined me.

Even if it is a small matter, if the public's desire for voyeurism is not satisfied, the result is often complaints about the lack of the right to know, and continuous public relations has become the most effective way to support a certain product. Different from the exaggeration of the big tobacco industry and the Senate in the movie, we did not hold a hearing on melon seeds, chili sauce, and whether SK-II should be affixed with the skull and crossbones, but we cannot deny that as the public we have been quite stupid to eat. Mineral oil, Sudan red that has been used for many years, and chemical poisons that have been used for many years. Each viewer can enjoy the two-party debates driven by housing loans and administrative rights in the movie, but as a third party to the public, should they continue to maintain a silly identity or a calm judge? It is a pity that human rights defenders have become foolish.

When it comes to consumer rights, everything becomes black and white. If you tell you to withdraw the dental defense team today, why do you continue to trust the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association tomorrow? Just like a sentence in the movie, if you have mastered the skills of debate, you will always be on the right side, even in the face of the nonsense that chocolate is best or vanilla is the best [but there are many audiences], you just need to prove Chocolate is not the best enough. Advocates of chocolate think that you don’t have the logic to persuade him—chocolate is not the best and is not a sufficient condition for vanilla to be the best—but the public doesn’t care about this logic of argument, as long as they think that chocolate is bad, vanilla’s greatest victory is. Maybe this two-headed model is not very realistic, because chocolate and vanilla are not completely substituted, there are creams, fruit ice and other things, but if two products or two concepts are each in strong opposition because of their advocates, Consumers must like to choose one or the other. So the public is not so much about discussing the argument and making a choice, it is more about being conquered by a certain party's publicist.

No matter which side of the public relations, they must find ways to leverage public sympathy, when you find that these public relations do not even use their own products, don't make a fuss, because they are only driven by housing loans. The lobbyist in the movie finally chose to jump out, and the lobbyist in life is still on stage. It is mentioned that the driving force of housing loans is greater than the driving force of social responsibility. I have to mention that in the movie, the female reporter who betrayed her body and put the male number one knife, in this black-and-white turn-based game, it is normal to lose miserably. .

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Thank You for Smoking quotes

  • Jeff Megall: [negotiating the cost for celebrities to smoke in their films over the phone] For Pitt smoking is ten million for the pair it's twenty five

    Nick Naylor: Twenty five? Usually when I buy two of something I get a discount, what's the extra five for?

    Jeff Megall: Synergy, these are not stupid people, they got it right away, Pitt Zeta-Jones lighting up after cosmic fucking in the bubble suite is going to sell a lot of cigarettes

    Nick Naylor: For that kind of money my people will expect some very serious smoking, can Brad blow smoke rings?

    Jeff Megall: I don't have that information

    Nick Naylor: For twenty five million we want smoke rings

  • Lorne Lutch: [in his home] Weren't you on that show?

    Nick Naylor: Yeah it was me

    Lorne Lutch: You're lucky you made it out of there alive

    Nick Naylor: Tobacco used to be all over the television, now TV's leading the witch hunt.

    Lorne Lutch: Strange business, last year when after I was diagnosed I attended the annual stock holder's convention I stood up and told them I think they should cut back on their advertising you know what your boss said to me? He said "we're certainly sorry to hear about your medical problem until we know more about your medical history we can't comment further", then they tried to pretend I never worked for them, I got the pay stubs hell, I was on the damn bill boards I suppose we all got to pay the mortgage so you're here to talk me into shutting up?

    Nick Naylor: Yeah basically, no not "basically" that's exactly it

    Lorne Lutch: My dignity isn't for sale

    Nick Naylor: It's not an offer, it's a gift the taxes have all been paid you get to keep it no matter what you do, the idea is your guilt will prevent you from bad mouthing us

    Lorne Lutch: Are you supposed to be telling me all that?

    Nick Naylor: No sir, just apologize give you the money and leave

    Lorne Lutch: Why are you telling me this?

    Nick Naylor: Because this way you'll take the money

    Lorne Lutch: Why would I do that?

    Nick Naylor: Because you're mad

    Lorne Lutch: Damn straight I am

    Lorne Lutch: [Referring to the money] what am I going to do with it?

    Nick Naylor: Donate it, yeah start the Lower Less Cancer Foundation

    Lorne Lutch: Wait a minute, what about my family?

    Nick Naylor: You can't keep the money

    Lorne Lutch: Why the hell not?

    Nick Naylor: Denounce us and keep the blood money?

    Lorne Lutch: I've got to think this over

    Nick Naylor: News doesn't work that way you can't denounce us next week

    Lorne Lutch: I don't suppose I can denounce you for half of it

    Nick Naylor: No, you either keep all the money or give it all away