Referendum Commission's - Lisbon Treaty Guide Not Impartial

Captain Furball

Introduction

Recently we all have gotten the Referendum Commission's booklet through our doors.Let me just say, I don't think we are getting a fair and impartial guide for the people of this land.Here's why I feel this to be the case.


Front page of the Referendum Commission's guide.



At first glance it looks harmless enough.What's the big deal you might be asking?Well, Imagine for a moment this an insurance companies logo.How does it make you feel? Good strong foundation,feeling Safe and secure?

Now how about we do a little experiment.Let's see what happens when I take away one of the hands.



How do you feel about the insurance company now?Would you trust them to look after you and your families future?Perhaps you feel these people are not to be trusted?I don't blame you, I'd be thinking they're on the verge of collapse.


Which of the following two images would best suit the message it's trying to convey.

The Yes Image




The No Image






Conclusion

This hand gesture has been carefully chosen and in my mind has the desired effect of making you feel both safe and secure and overall feeling positive towards the treaty.There are a lot more things I could point out but i feel they have been covered already in the media.Remember this is my insight of the booklet.

bonkey

This has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with Conspiracy Theories.

Moving to the Politics EU forum, although I'm not sure what they'll make of it either.

marco_polo

bonkey wrote: »

This has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with Conspiracy Theories.

Moving to the Politics EU forum, although I'm not sure what they'll make of it either.

Take it back, take it back!

Captain Furball wrote: »

Introduction

Recently we all have gotten the Referendum Commission's booklet through our doors.Let me just say, I don't think we are getting a fair and impartial guide for the people of this land.Here's why I feel this to be the case.


Front page of the Referendum Commission's guide.



At first glance it looks harmless enough.What's the big deal you might be asking?Well, Imagine for a moment this an insurance companies logo.How does it make you feel? Good strong foundation,feeling Safe and secure?

Now how about we do a little experiment.Let's see what happens when I take away one of the hands.



How do you feel about the insurance company now?Would you trust them to look after you and your families future?Perhaps you feel these people are not to be trusted?I don't blame you, I'd be thinking they're on the verge of collapse.


Which of the following two images would best suit the message it's trying to convey.

The Yes Image




The No Image






Conclusion

This hand gesture has been carefully chosen and in my mind has the desired effect of making you feel both safe and secure and overall feeling positive towards the treaty.There are a lot more things I could point out but i feel they have been covered already in the media.Remember this is my insight of the booklet.

Seriously dude, this is streching it a bit. :rolleyes:

sink

Perhaps they chose it because they wanted to portray the referendum commission as a safe pair of hands? Seems fairly logical to me.

marco_polo

sink wrote: »

Perhaps they chose it because they wanted to portray the referendum commission as a safe pair of hands? Seems fairly logical to me.

Or to get people to use the Credit Union more

Dinner

marco_polo wrote: »

Or to get people to use the Credit Union more

Thats what I thought when I saw it. Maybe they've been the puppetmasters all along!

Scofflaw

bonkey wrote: »

This has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with Conspiracy Theories.

Moving to the Politics EU forum, although I'm not sure what they'll make of it either.

It doesn't really have anything to do with politics either. It really is pretty much a conspiracy theory. How about AH?

amused,
Scofflaw