Fear is a very potent instrument of persuasion used by some of the most powerful and cowardice groups on the planet. On September 11th 2001, the world was thrown into a state of shock and fear when planes were hijacked and used to take out key symbols of The United States economic and military engine. Although not with the same ferocity of nine eleven, The United States is suffering daily from attacks on it's economic front. Adbusters magazine attempts to use parody to influence and inform the general public of their responsibility as consumers. With the very fragile state the world is in I must question the appropriateness and timing of what Adbusters is trying to do. They seem to be taking advantage of a population that has become very easy to influence because of this fear.
"Adbusters is an ecological magazine, dedicated to examining the relationship between human beings and their physical and mental environment. We want a world in which the economy and ecology resonate in......
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