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Originally Posted by YorkieMother  Here are my very quick thoughts on this.
First cause we as humans are afraid of change.
Second we as humans are afraid we may have made a mistake and may have to admit it. So we tend to burry ones head in the sand and not deal. Easier to beat up the messager and hope they go away. Then change.
Third we as humans tend to not trust science as it tends to change ...cause it does as we learn more.
Fourth it easier to go with what we are raised with then to go against what we have been taught facts not withstanding.
Fifth he got more flash and cute than many of the sicence based guys out there. And hay who does not like watching a cute butt with a cute accent on tv. then one that is not so cute and knows more.. sex sells even in a dog training show.
Sixth it sells rough tough in your face is just more sale worth in some eyes.
Seventh it easier to believe what we think we know as facts as it always been understood to be so ,,,you know the nice little wives tails than reallity.
eight.. we as human need pack order in our lives to make the world make sence so there for we slap it on everything else even if they do not work that way.
nine. If we really had to learn this stuff to save a life, then some of us would but most just want the fast fix and a wham bam thank man over. not to even see the pain it causes. Cause we hav control and control is all important that power rush thing.
Ten did I say it sells.. he is cute. He got a hard luck bring himslef by the boot strap story that all to many fall all over and respect. Miss Oprah got on his band wagon and that all she wrote..
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Yes, television is... well, television. And certain things will sell better than others. But the same can be said for Victoria if you want to get into TV and selling. Bitchiness and drama also sells and that's where Victoria comes in. It's the same concept and of course marketing is going to be used in both shows, it's just what happens in television. Oh, and if you want to talk about Oprah (I've never heard her ever mention Cesar but maybe I'm living under a rock?) she did the same thing with Obama. She promoted him and because she supported him, I do believe that many people voted for him that otherwise would have not voted or cared about politics. So, if you want to bring up her name, you can also refer to the President. Some people like her are very powerful over others.
You mentioned people may be afraid of change. That may be the case, however, what is sooo wrong with NOT changing? I'm all for change in certain ways, but sometimes... things should just stay the same. Why change somethin' that ain't broke? I think the world was a better place one hundred years ago than we are today. So much for change. Science couldn't even figure out what the hell is wrong with our society nowdays. I tend to believe that technology will be the end of us. Don't get me wrong, I love my computer and my cell phone and I love my TV shows, but I do think that if a certain technology wound up in the wrong hands, it's not going to be good, without getting too political here. But bottom line... change has seemed to harm us more than do good, IMO. Don't get me wrong though -- I think it's wonderful that women like myself can go to college, have a career and have rights, and I think it's awesome that slavery has ended and black people have more rights than ever before, but what was
so wrong with the world before all of this change? People sure seemed a hell of a lot happier, even when my mother was growing up, she speaks of such a different, simpler, happier time than most children live today.
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eight.. we as human need pack order in our lives to make the world make sence so there for we slap it on everything else even if they do not work that way. But we DO live as packs? Most humans, anyways. In a typical American family, let's say there's a father, mother, son and daughter. Who's generally at the top, a.k.a. alpha? The father, typically speaking. If there is no father in the picture, the alpha would be the mother. The children are below the parents and should be exercised, disiplined and given affection, just like a dog, really. And no matter how old that "child" gets, even when he turns 60, he should still respect his parents and elders, even though the child is now himself an adult.