The Expression of Good Intentions

AMERICAN history, like that of other countries, is divided into sundry eras; the Jacksonian era, the progressive era, the viet nam era, and so forth.

The period during which we currently live will ultimately receive many descriptions. Ladies and gentlemen, whatever other era we are living in, we are living in the era of "the expression of good intentions". Good intentions underpinned by not a trace of honest intent.

YOU do it, I do it, we all do it. Are other countries experiencing a similar crisies of integrity?

Is corporate consumer capitalism responsible? in america the advertisning industry is so huge and influential that a prominant historian used the phrase "The United States of Advertising".

advertising drives the american economy, elects its politicians, controls the lifestyles of americans. advertising is effective brain washing propaganda, and americ is awash in it, as we all know, primarliy through billions of big corporation dollars.

advertising always works, and it always expresses good intentions.

every politician seekig fame and power expresses nothing but the best intentions.

and we, the helpless american masses, go around telling each other "I'll call you soon", or "I'll drop by". we all know we never mean it when we say it, but the expression of good intentions is sufficient in america; n substantive action is required to support the expression..

we all have at least one friend or relative who promises all kinds of help to anyone and everyone, whether it is needed or requested. I'll paint your house, I'll clean your garage, I'll do this for you, I'll do that for you.

Trouble is, the help somehow never arrives. It sounds good to make such promises. it makes the promiser look good. it feels good to express good intentions. the expression of good intentions impresses people immediately; it might even be a nice shortcut to friendship.

eventually, the phoniness is revealed to those who receive the promises, to the disappointment of the expressor of them. thus, advertising always changes.  someday american corporations may find themselves confronting  a savvy public; not yet, but maybe someday.

if the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then the on ramp to that road is paved with the expression of them.

Bb

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