I don't know about you, but I am beyond disgusted with the Republicans taking every opportunity to monetize any and everything. As the New York trial of Donald Trump began 4/15/24 (Stormy Daniels), there was a man outside of the courthouse selling Donald Trump hammocks. I mean everyone is getting in on the fleecing of Trump followers. Even though I do not support Trump as a presidential candidate, I do feel saddened by the everyday Republican being financially taken advantage of by people they hold in high regard and people they don't know. The hammocks are also being sold on a MAGA website for $1,545.24. NO LIE.
The merchandising to Republicans doesn't stop there. For the devote Christian, there is a Donald Trump Bible. I'm hoping his Bible contains the original content of the Old and New Testament. It would be a sad thing if even the words of a sacred book Christians have turned to for guidance for years has been manipulated for one man's own purpose. Side note, many already believe the Bible, through time in the hands of men seeking personal agendas, has already penned parts of the Bible as we know it now to conform to their agenda. Anyway, you can buy a Trump Bible for $60.00.
Merchandising a Bible was a stroke of genius since the majority of Republicans claim to be devout followers of the Christian religion. It is to Trump's ADVANTAGE to present himself as Christian. Research shows that candidates that are perceived to be religious are considered more trustworthy. A 2020 PRRI American Values Survey found that of Democratic voters, 42% were Protestant while 23% identified as Catholic. The same survey found that of Republican voters, 54% were Protestant while only 18% were Catholic. No one really cares how a Christian lives out their faith, unless they are from the Democratic party, then THEY are sinful and against God if they don't follow all the guidelines of the Bible.
If you need shoes? You got it for $200.00.
Need trading cards? Hell yeah!
Do you smell bad? You don't have to. For $145.00, The Don can change that.
If you are a Trump follower, there is a product made to take your coin.
This reminds me of when I was young. I mean like 5 years old young. Saturday mornings I would be lying on my belly watching my favorite cartoons. When the commercials came on, I loved seeing all of the toys they were showing me I could buy. I would make sure to have a bowl of cereal I say my favorite cartoon characters telling me/singing to me to eat. They were right, Captain Crunch was/is delicious. The steady stream of commercials during cartoon Saturday were just as entertaining as the actual cartoons. Scooby Doo was may fave.
By the time I had children, who also parked in front of the television of Saturday mornings, parents were beginning to complain about the HEAVY marketing to children and the affect it was having on them. What they were marketing to kids came under fire, and that was all of the super sugary foods they knew children would beg their parents for and be hooked on almost like an addiction. Parents decided this kind of marketing to young people was against the health and wellbeing of the intended target, but it was the PARENTS, the adults/grown people that said you're not getting my money anymore. Now, we have less sugary Captain Crunch. But I still like it.
We all know cigarettes were marketed for profit. The manufacturers hit targeted demographics with expertise. The Marlboro Man was for the white man whose ego was wrapped up in how manly he was. So, a smoking cowboy, was an image they wanted to relate their own image to.
Yes, cigarette manufacturers target specific demographics. The tobacco industry has been known to target many groups, including:
- Tobacco companies have produced brands specifically for women, and marketing often features themes of social desirability, empowerment, independence, and weight control.
- Some tobacco products are advertised and promoted disproportionately to specific racial or ethnic groups. For example, cigarette brands with names like Rio, Dorado, and American Spirit have been marketed toward Hispanics, American Indians, and Alaska Natives.
- Tobacco company advertising and promotion influences young people to start using tobacco.
- The tobacco industry was one of the first to develop marketing materials specifically targeting the LGBT community. cigarette manufacturers targeted specific demographics - Google Search.
ONCE UPON A TIME ME
The tobacco industry has marketed menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products, especially flavored cigars, to Black communities, especially youth, for over 60 years. Menthol cigarettes are easier to start and harder to quit, which may contribute to disparities in use. The industry has also disproportionately marketed menthol products in African American neighborhoods, magazines popular with African Americans, and events that are aimed for African Americans.
The cigarette manufacturers are aware they are selling DEATH for money. MONEY will trump morality every time. GREED does not care about a PERSON. Greed cares about a person's MONEY and how to get it from them.
Why am I saying all of this? Because when a person knows if they can target you in just the right way, they can make a consumer out of you. A CONSUMER of things and IDEAS that are even harmful to you. It is all about the constant in-your-face advertisement. Like the sugary foods peddled to children every Saturday morning, and the cancer stick that will make you cool and excepted, the consumer became addicted and parted with their money no matter the price.
The RIGHT has become those little children wanting the latest toy or candy. They jump on what Trump and his MAGA corner peddlers are selling them in an effort to be the first cool kid to have it in the neighborhood or group. While choking and hacking up phlegm repeating Republican talking points, rhetoric, and dog whistles, you are reminded of the smoker diagnosed with lung cancer who continues to smoke.
What Donald Trump is doing to the image of a man who a country elects to the most important job in the country, the presidency, is no more than a corner street CD hustler or bootleg movie seller. He's like those traveling salesmen of the old West peddling wares. The TONIC which cures all ills and works wonders for whatever you may need. In actuality they were snake oil salesmen. Snake oil salesman is a common label used to describe someone who sells, promotes, or is a general proponent of some valueless or fraudulent cure, remedy, or solution. The term comes from the "snake oil" that used to be sold as a cure-all elixir for many kinds of PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS. People were reaching for anything, willing to part with the little bit of hard-earned money for something to help with what was going on with their mind and emotions. *****PAY ATTENTION PEOIPLE***** They were trying to cure what caused them pain, anxiety, stress, within THEMSELVES magical promises from outside of themselves.
I do believe Mr. Stanley has nothing on Donald Trump. If you need IT or don't need IT, Trump has something to SELL you. Who is watching out for the vulnerable REPUBLICAN?
Trump is also selling promises. Promises for a certain demographic that ONLY he can deliver because he is unlike any other president ever before. His greatness is great unlike you have ever seen before. He's intelligent, Putin and Kim Jong Un said they have never met a president so intelligent. TRUMP SOUNDS LIKE A SNAKE OIL SALESMAN every time he speaks. He is peddling for money CONSTANTLY.
I'm not so much writing this blog post to say people SHOULDN'T vote for Donald Trump (which I do stand on), but to say PEOPLE!!!!! STOP GETTING FLEECED BY REPUBLICANS!!!!
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