UK anti-terrorist ads
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- moth0
There was nothing wrong with the other posters roper - telling me to look out for suspect packages is fair enough, they didn't then feel the need to fear me into doing it.
- mikotondria30
Unfortunately roper, those ads fail in that in trying to gently and singly put across an idea that the public should be more vigilant, which could ultimately save a few dozen people's lives, they inadvertently carry with them a social subtext that there is a danger far greater than the statically probable few dozen people's deaths would warrant, were those deaths to be from another cause.
For example - worn out treads, or incorrectly inflated motor car tyres will cause significantly more deaths than terrorist actions will over the next 5 years, and certainly there are some ads to encourage people to check their tyres from time to time. But there is not a nationwide campaign to get people to look at everyone else's tyres, all the time and to be mindful every minute of the 'dangers in our midst', of tyre inflation mishaps. Terrorism, and its associated prevention is given far too much airtime, and far too many resources, compared to the extent of the danger, the biggest part of which is the promotion of fear and paranoia amongst the general population.
This ad seems to have been made in a vacuum to that cultural reality - it is from another era, and despite a trendy typeface and some neat staging looks really dated in its conception and leaves a bad taste in the brain.- What the fuck are you babbling about?.chossy
- Oh I don't know, I had some bad news today, Im a bit out of sorts, sorry : /mikotondria3
- GeorgesII0
if you've read 1984, which btw was the gift queen Elisabeth gave the president Calderon during the G20 (strange?) you will understand double speak,
if you didn't get it these past 8 years you never will."They hate our freedoms -- our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with each other."
-- George W. Bush, Address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American People, September 20, 2001
- roper0
i work at the agency that did those ads. all they are meant to do is to get people to be aware and report anything suspicious – as simple as that. and as with the majority of ad campaigns it's one of a series of ads others focusing on other possible suspicious activities. it's not about big brother watching you and all the other crap that this thread has thrown up. it's exactly as chossy said.
- moth0
common sense... I remember that!
- chossy0
I just think people in general have lost all perspective, and a little bit of fucking common sense and a stricter government (in some areas) can do nothing but improve our country.
- mikotondria30
Ah yeh, I remember when the IRA used to blast and splatter bits of the general public into the air, in pubs, on trains, in the street.. I remember one day we woke in my town to find the police had cordened off the town centre because the ira had planted 6 firebombs in shops.
Everyone just walked round the corner and went about their business, wise in the notion that every road block, every checkpoint, every camera and every avoiding action is a white flag to anyone that would want to bully you into their way of thinking.
We do not want extra cameras, we do not want endless checkpoints and scans and fear and paranoia - we are free in our own minds and will not cowtow one second to the idea that our freedom brings risk of harm from those who have an agenda to do so, we reject their methods of remote threatened intimidation, and the fact that in putting these restrictions on all of us that you - the authorities are ultimately doing their work for them without them raising a finger.
Fuck you, the terrorists - I am free and happy and I reject your philosophies and your fear outright as I laugh and mock you in my home and in the street - but fuck you more the complicit and fearful government who would shut me up and keep me indoors.- you hate our freedom!!!GeorgesII
- I LOVE our freedom, and would rather be blown to bits whilst free than live in the prison of their fear for a day !mikotondria3
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- moth0
I dunno chossy, I think you're missing something here. I concur that 60 dying is too many. I also think that posters are good idea - but these go too far with little or no regard for the truth of the matter.
And it's not just the posters. It's your hard-won rights and freedoms that are being taken away in the name of 'terror' which, like or not, has ONLY killed about 60 people in the last ten years. The fear induced by these posters allows us all to sit back and let this shit happen - to passively accept ID cards and the removal of trial by jury should you happen to give a CCTV camera a funny look.
This level of threat is a falsehood being perpetuated for political ends. It's just wrong.
- +1 It's starting to become dangerous to even *look* at things in public places..ribit
- GeorgesII0
this is one of my favorite quote
"There will be no love, but the love of Big Brother. No laughter, but the laughter of triumph over a defeated enemy. No art, no science, no literature, no enjoyment, but always and only, Winston, there will be the thrill of power. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever."
- chossy0
People always find something to complain about eh?. Just fucking stop being a baby and realise what the ad is getting at. If you see someone clearly doing something dodgy around cameras fucking tell someone instead of walking along and thinking nothing of it, and the same goes for if someone falls over or needs a hand with their shopping just lend a helping hand that's all it's saying. However bogans like kon23 will always find something to harp on about including what was it again kon23 keep me right here. You managed to get a building site to stop working to suit your lifestyle as you didn't like the noise of their hammers as they were building something?.
- what would be an example of doing something clearly dodgy?ribit
- GeorgesII0
stem, this is where you fall in the trap.
nobody can honestly say that they have never done nothing wrong, its humanly not possible or you'll be a saint.
saying that you're assuming that you know every laws even the outdated one and thats where lies the trap.
if someone wants to ruin you or they will always find a way to do it.
believe me.
don't assume that you're innocent because noone is.
- benfal990
- 1984
8+4 = 12
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Big Brotherbenfal99 - 2012
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- Hurley0
sigh.
- BattleAxe0
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas launched its ambitious effort to use Internet users to watch the border for illegal immigrants.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/1554…
http://www.texasborderwatch.com/…
- WrappedInBooks0
Our ads here in NY aren't so forward with the threat...they're more passive aggressive.
http://mta.info/mta/ads/mtaredba…
- GeorgesII0
to my UK friends,
I don't know if this went under the radar, but you do realize that all the thing you are posting online, every site you're visiting, your personal email will be stocked in a database for a min of one year.
you are all considered terrorist anyways.*gives up
- You think this isn't on the cards in the EU too? More fool you!Nairn
- yeah but since monday, its officially started in UK, thats my point, I don't think they'll stop there, that would be foolishGeorgesII
- I think half the problem is everyones vague understanding of what's being tracked.ribit
- website tracking not happening yet:
http://news.bbc.co.u…ribit - ..but its still bad. Complain to your MP here: http://www.theyworkf…ribit
- You mean they are only just admitting on starting monday...set
- Bluejam0
i'd blame Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO for such a shit campaign and i'd blame the Met Police for paying them for such shit creative. however i don't think we'll be seeing this campaign (or others) for too long since the Met have found other ways to waste away their money...
- stem0
hostile reconnaissance
Not only are we all under surveillance, but we are now all surveyors, recording stuff anywhere and everywhere. And as we have seen with the heart attack guy caught in the recent protests in london, the balance of power has been neutralised and now the authorities are having cameras shoved in their faces... and guess what... they don't like it