Is Corporate America a Cabal?

[coberst]

Originally Posted by Buffy

...only if they were smart enough to do so. Listen to someone like Kenny-Boy Lay or our recently past president for more than 5 minutes and you begin to wonder how they tie their shoes in the morning.

In fact, one thing that I have noticed...is that all of these conspiracy theories depend on the perpetrators being endlessly clever. I think you'll find the facts also work if you assume everyone is endlessly stupid,
Buffy

I shall have to display my original and basic premise. The American population, as a group, is unsophisticated to the extent that they are easily bamboozled by the red cape of the Matador. I think that the Matador does not have to be very clever to manipulate the American population as is evident by the consumerism mode of behavior displayed in our credit-card mentality.

The Matador, i.e. CA, easily manipulates the population because they control policy, especially our education system, that teaches youngsters what to think rather than how to think.

[Zythryn]

What Buffy said
In addition, many people in business are not interested in cooperation with other businesses. It is a competition.
Do you see much organization and cooperation between playground bullies? After all, as a group, it would benifit them to organize and cooperate with each other.

[Zythryn]

Originally Posted by coberst

I shall have to display my original and basic premise. The American population, as a group, is unsophisticated to the extent that they are easily bamboozled by the red cape of the Matador. I think that the Matador does not have to be very clever to manipulate the American population as is evident by the consumerism mode of behavior displayed in our credit-card mentality.

The Matador, i.e. CA, easily manipulates the population because they control policy, especially our education system, that teaches youngsters what to think rather than how to think.

Bold added by me.
I agree with that until your last sentance. CA doesn't NEED to control our education system. We have done that to ourselves.
And again, CA is not a single entity. Big Oil competes with Big Pharma which competes with Big Hotels for money from the government.
Yes, each corporation will use illogical marketing. But they didn't consiously create the atmosphere in which the marketing would work. They use the marketing BECAUSE it works.
And the marketing changes bases on what does, and what does not work.

I whole heartedly agree that CA is taking advantage of the situation.
They would also be taking advantage of the situation if people reacted more logically by tailoring their message to the aspects that appeal to the logic people use.