Made in China

The other day in class one of my professors showed this video:

This is an effective political commercial, I was a little panicked when it ended. Our teacher explained how this commercial is actually bogus seeing as the United States spent a fraction of what the Chinese government spent on economic recovery packages. Still the fact remains that this commercial, like many other political commercials, was so believable and how much it played on fear. Despite being more media educated than most Americans this commercial still worked on playing with my thoughts. So next time, don't instantly accept the facts that are presented in a political commercial, even if the commercial presents ideas similar to your own. Look up the facts and decide for yourself how you feel about an idea. The most important thing about being a media literate person is not to be able to see what a commercial is trying sell, but being about to form your own informed ideas and opinions about what information is being presented.

(video credit: youtube)