Re: virus: Cigarettes

Tony Hindle (t.hindle@joney.demon.co.uk)
Thu, 7 Aug 1997 05:42:08 +0100


In message <33E701D7.2A6@tripod.net>, Drakir <Drahcir@tripod.net> writes
>Eric Boyd wrote:
>
>> People don't light up becuase they have been brain washed by the tobacco
>> co's ideas and memes. They light up becuase they make a decision to do
>> so.
>
>Spot on. I didn't even start smoking because of tobacco ads. I didn't
>pick the brand I smoke because of tobacco ads. It was just what I
>wanted to do, and I'm sure there was some peer-influence (I wouldn't
>call it pressure).

Have you two heard yourselves? you are spewing out exactly the
sort of shit that Tobacco plc program for. You could say the same thing
about Nike etc. this question is now screaming out to be answered

WHY DOES TOBACCO PLC SPEND MONEY ON THEIR MEMETIC CAMPAGN.

The market share argument is just another one of their memes. If
they were all forbidden from engaging in memetic warefare then they
would all retain their market share WITHOUT ADVERTISING COSTS. They
should therefore be pleased with this. they are not because the real
reason they spend money on memetic campagns is to create new markets.
Watch out Asia they are comming, and your corrupt/niave leaders are
welcoming them with open arms.
Tony