MartinUtd
08-24-2016, 03:21 PM
When a sports team has merch with their logo's with "Support Our Troops" emblazoned on it, do you consider that a political message?
I'm not offended one way or the other on the topic but when I saw the following image on twitter it gave me pause and I reflected back on the hyper nationalism that seeped into all forms of media during the 2nd Bush presidency. Now, I know things work differently up here and there is not recruiting effort to feed bodies into an unjust war or anything like that; but it got me thinking: Does a statement as simple on the surface as "support our troops" have a deeper underlying meaning meant to evoke emotion? Is this marketers tapping into our deeper sense or tribalism? Or is it just a simple statement that's been misused in the past?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqoWav8WgAA47UU.jpg:large
I'm not offended one way or the other on the topic but when I saw the following image on twitter it gave me pause and I reflected back on the hyper nationalism that seeped into all forms of media during the 2nd Bush presidency. Now, I know things work differently up here and there is not recruiting effort to feed bodies into an unjust war or anything like that; but it got me thinking: Does a statement as simple on the surface as "support our troops" have a deeper underlying meaning meant to evoke emotion? Is this marketers tapping into our deeper sense or tribalism? Or is it just a simple statement that's been misused in the past?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqoWav8WgAA47UU.jpg:large