Broccoli

No. It won't be Dana Carvey singing an amazing tune about a veggie that HW loves to hate. Not even close. This is about advertising. And in the political season we are in with 2 weeks remaining before a blue or red tsunami sweeps across our nation, it seemed like a great time to talk about broccoli.
When was the last time you saw an ad for it? Or for cabbage, beets, onions, or garlic? We know they're good for us, balanced diet and all and the growers of these products don't seem to ever advertise. But...
Beef, it's what's for dinner.  Pork, the other white meat and all of the other ads that we've seen over the last 20 years trying to get you to choose the meat that is best. Ads. Choices. Manipulation to earn your dollars and your attention.
Trump has raised $100 million for his re-election bid already. (BTW, I didn't match any numbers on the mega millions). Special interest groups have matched and exceeded that for the mid-term elections that are about to, in my opinion, divide the country forever. Why? Because voting is not broccoli. It's not good for you, not the way we participate currently, anyway.
(Not even one fricking number! Sorry, lottery complaints)
Vote harder! That is one of the memes we see and understand the ridiculous notion of going out and doing something that "they" convince us to do to try to make a difference in our lives. It's only so we feel better about the purchase we made that we can feel better. The one vote that was ours to spend, based on the advertising we listened to could've changed everything we know. Why didn't it?
Because it isn't good for you, it only makes you feel good to do. It's not broccoli.
In the beginning of this series, I spoke about change, about an idea. Next Tuesday, I will start to tie up some of the loose ends so we can move forward as a nation. As you see the advertising to vote early, vote for this candidate, or vote often, remember it is not about voting harder but it will be about voting smarter. Vote for broccoli.