Hype - An insult on the audience!!
Public memory is short, they say. An event is forgotten when another happens, and when sometimes, another is made to happen in order to make the impact of the earlier one diminish. More than often Politicians use this to their safeguard their own well being. Public perception has several stages. Stage one is already in the minds of the common man; based on his own observations and logical conclusions based on history. Stage two is created by Media who use their mighty pen and visuals to influence the opinion of the common man's perspective. Stage three is when a group of people sits around a table to create propaganda to support, elevate and enhance the commercial or social possibilities of whatever they are doing or intend to. While the first stage is natural, the second is a responsible one (At least we would like to believe so) while the third one is plainly selfish with selfish motives. Like many in the lay society, we seldom r...