“…I watched as the environment became increasingly monolithic and close-minded. There’s so much talk about “thinking differently,” but in my experience, most people in the ad world think very much alike
This is a shame as our brands and ads once carried the best of American culture across the world, a potent message evoking big dreams and limitless potential. But the American chauvinists who gave birth to Coca-Cola, “Just Do It,” Uncle Sam, and the Golden Arches have been replaced by a close-knit tribe of out-of-touch Hype Dads and ultra-progressive dog moms. You see their woke work product on Twitter just about every week, sparking boycotts and enraging normal working people.
The major propaganda firms (i.e., marketing, strategy, PR, advertising, branding, media-buying) in America are extremely powerful but totally hidden from the public. There’s no clear path into them and no traffic of information from them, which is one reason why woke elites have managed to conquer them so effectively. But what they can’t hide is how humiliating their work has become. They’ve transformed America into a sort of reverse Sparta where everything we do is designed to increase, promote, and glorify the weakness of our people. Instead of building campaigns around sports heroes like Michael Jordan who win, they celebrate Simone Biles for backing out of competition or Colin Kaepernick for whining and complaining…”
