Saturday, February 27, 2010

Glut of political junk mail, flood of partisan robocalls gives me pause ...


I dearly love our republic. I revere the Founding Fathers. I cherish the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

My loyalty wavers not.

Similarly, I am a student and a fan of marketing, advertising and public relations.

But I must share a thought that causes me concern.

The glut of political junk mail and the flood of partisan robocalls we've received in the last month help explain, at least to some extent, why the citizens of some nations — particularly those who haven't enjoyed our heritage of freedom and representative government — dally with returns to repressive, totalitarian, one-party regimes.

Not that I consider that a solution, but surely there are better ways to run political campaigns.

Suggestions? Options? Opinions?

Anyone? Anyone?