I thought this was interesting.
A paragraph from the article: "
Marketing lessons from the US election" ...
We get what we deserve. The lesson that society should take away about all marketing is a simple one. When you buy a product, you're also buying the marketing. Buy something from a phone telemarketer, you get more phone telemarketers, guaranteed. Buy a gas guzzler and they'll build more. Marketers are simple people... they make what sells. Our culture has purchased (and voted) itself into the place we are today.
Read the full article here...http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/11/marketing-lesso.html