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Seems someone got the whole thing seriously wrong, but evidently there was a casting call for actors for a Cadillac commercial that was looking for "alt-right" or "neo-nazi" types.
Cadillac caused a stir this week when a casting service put out a request on behalf of the American luxury brand looking to fill the role of an "alt-right (neo-Nazi)" in a new commercial. Cadillac denied it had ever authorized the notice and condemned it, while the casting company took responsibility, saying that it had been issued by mistake. Regardless of who did what, the idea had to have been hatched somewhere and by someone, which reveals something far more troubling than a mere streak of poor taste and even poorer judgement in corporate America: the marketability and mainstreaming of an alt-right population, or those "identified variously with anti-globalist and anti-immigrant stances, cartoon frogs, white nationalists, pick-up artists, anti-Semites, and a rising tide of right-wing populism," as Tablet contributor Jacob Siegel wrote in a profile of Paul Gottfried, the alt-right's "godfather."
Hmm, maybe now that the "alt-right" has become just another marketing demographic, we do not have to worry about them taking over the country? I mean, who buys Cadillacs as a status symbol anymore? Not like they are your father's Oldsmobile. Except that, really, it was your father's Olds. So that brand no longer exists. Are we at the point where we can say, "Brietbart: it's not your grandpa's fascism!"? Except, really, maybe it is?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 30 2016, @06:32PM
It is amusing how you imagine "the masses" to all be wackos like you and cubancigar. The truth is the both of you are in the minority, and your fellow ideologues are all upset that they are on the way out. Your group is typified by close minded horse blinders, and no amount of name calling or truth proclaiming with make reality different. There is a ton of latent racism, and good bit of actual racism, and a huge amount of nationalistic rhetoric.. Trump was the unique candidate that many thought would bring about needed change, don't confuse that sliver of hope for lots of people supporting your crazy. Also, Clinton won the popular vote and the turnout was so low that true Trumpets are less than 20% of the country.
"The left agendas".... For a while I thought you were a bipartisan conservative, but you show your real colors. It really is right vs. left with you, Cuban, and a lot of others. There is no discussion, just right/wrong. You and your ilk are the types who will gladly cut off their own noses to spite their faces... Enjoy your pyrrhic victory while you can, were gonna ramp up 10x more in the next 4 years as a whole new group of young peoe get to vote and throw out the last vestiges if old crotchety paternalistic bigots. Cause yes, that is what your group is. Bigots that come in various shades from "accidental cultural hold overs" to "outright racist shitbags".
The "liberal" and "conservative" policies are often just ideological calls to action which get misused for corrupt policies. You help your masters when you push the divide further with bullshit like "push back from the masses who are tired of the ridiculous left agenda". Maybe try learning more about the world, preferably from sources that don't play to your confirmation bias.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday December 30 2016, @07:48PM
It's also amusing that you can't read - https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?sid=17216&cid=447455 [soylentnews.org]
As I state in that post - you, on the left, and others on the right, look at me. You know that I'm not in YOUR camp, so you presume that I have to be from the opposing camp. And, meanwhile, as I stated, the masees grow sick of your juvenile games. Left, and right - get it?
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