4/6/2007 - He's telling us what we should think - again!
I had a thought....
One of Howard's little tricks when he's commenting on the box (it's not a box any more, have you noticed?), is he begins a number of his sound bites by saying, "I think the people of Australia want .........".
For instance on the news tonight I heard him say ..." I think the people of Australia don't want the economy to be run into ruins by the irresponsibility of the Labor Party's climate change strategies."
I think this is a really effective way of putting ideas into the public's mind - by telling us what we should be thinking ( even if we're not!). It's a neat little bit of psychological suggestion. And it's one I don't like.
I feel like letting off a little steam through this blog as we roll on the next election. I want to jot down a few of my thoughts on the world here and even add a little drawing or two to make it more visual than just text.
