Are conservatives inherently easy to dupe, manipulate, and financially exploit?

Perhaps it says a lot about the target audience that advertisers aim for on conservative talk radio, but what's remarkable is the sheer volume of the out-right scams and snake-oil pitches that inundate the commercial air time of conservative radio programs. Some examples:

One advertiser targets christians and peddles a "biblical money code" to which they claim they will reveal to subscribers a secret code discovered in the bible that will allow them to make tens of thousands of dollars in the stock market. Sounds legit. Moving on.

Another advertiser targets the elderly, and claims to have "we reveal a weird trick that will increase your social security payouts". Weird trick, of course! Oh, but watch out for the fine print on the website, in which seniors signing up for the "service" must also sign up to subscriptions of newsmax (a right-wing website), which coincidentally, also runs & advertises for the social security scam website.

Another advertiser targets gun nuts, by selling a security system for your gun safe (with subscription, yippie). A system that will alert you if someone moves the safe or opens the door. Redundancy that makes even the most insecure paranoid conservative gun nut, happy!

Other advertisers are involved with the gold scam, the scam companies are propped up by the radio host in fashion "I buy from X gold company all the time, but find out if buying gold is right for you", typically preceded with "the economy is collapsing, buying gold is the only way to save your financial nestegg". So call us today, and we'll be happy to sell you a $1,200 coin (troy ounce market value) for the low low price of only $3,000. Please don't double check our prices!

In between these scams and schemes, are peppered advertisements for rip-offs targeted for survivalist and end-of-world conspiracy theorists. One company sells crisis seeds, on the premise that its conservative consumers with no farming or agricultural experience will be able to survive the post-apocalyptic hellscape by successfully growing bountiful amounts of fruits and vegetables. But if maintaining your own farm with "crisis seeds" doesn't suit you, other companies offer "food insurance". Oh, food insurance you ask? Simply long-term freeze-dried food packs that are cartoonishly expensive. But hey, they evidently shelf nicely on the walls of the SHTF bunker!

Not missing out on the opportunity to squeeze every cent out of their gullible audience, many conservative radio hosts get involved right in the action! One has begun bottling his own tea (making sure to tie the tea-party's name recognition into the name) and selling children's books. Another, who rose to fame on fox, releases a new book every year, oh, and does his best to peddle Goldline.

But these obvious and egregious examples to separate conservatives from their money on radio must be working, because a similar scheme was incorporated on a television show aimed at a particular target audience:

Recognize these well-groomed, preppy looking fellows?





Yeah, this is the Duck Dynasty clan, who underwent a bit of a transformation once their family company received its own television show:



Conservatives apparently gobble it up and buy it all hook line and sinker. "THEY'RE REDNECK JUST LIKE ME AND THEY LOOOOVE REAGAN!". Right on Mr. Drunkmullet! Now run along, I think you have some copyrighted merchandise and a new book (from your favorite conservative radio host!) to pick up at Walmart.

Back to the question at hand: Are conservatives inherently easy to dupe, manipulate, and financially exploit? It sure seems like it.

 

It only took 5 minutes of attempting to watch Fox News for me to agree with this conclusion.

In short: yes.

 

Are progressives inherently easy to dupe, manipulate, and financially exploit?

Yes. Viz: OWS and MSNBC.

 

I'm a progressive and I don't subscribe to either of those. Progressives usually form their own opinion by researching about the world and how it really works, not some crap they see in ancient biblical text.

 

It goes both ways. I'm a conservative and I would not consider myself any easier to dupe, or exploit then the average progressive

 

It isn't Cons that believe that you can have everything you want and not worry on how to pay for it. Do they run their own finances like they want the government to?

 

Here is the Liberal's view of a gun safe.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=34a_1317870586

 

Nope , i see people buying local Bolshevik party tickets on a daily bases .
Some people are easy to deceive , probably because they like to deceive themselves but it has nothing to do with ideological standing.

 

Unfortunately what makes that spoof video utterly sickening is that in principle -- adhering to the general thrust of what leftwingers collectively advocate -- it's chillingly accurate in its essentials. Now pardon me while I go puke.

 

Your right, it is exactly what Liberals would do if they had the chance.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=34a_1317870586

 

I couldn't make out the photos because my obamaphone doesn't have a big screen. Can't wait until the obamapad comes out so I can reread this thread. I hear it just depends on who I vote for in the fall to get one.

 

Come on, anyone who believes that tax cuts for the wealthy are the solution for deficits, is not exactly a critical thinker, and if that same person doubts that the President of the United States is an American, yeah, OK........

 

Who is easily duped?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36x8rTb3jI

 

Are Liberal easily duped? You be the judge. Many have wanted this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0he0cqHH20

 

Yet the OP presumes that democrats aren't Christians and don't invest.....well other than in democratic candidates apparently

 

you listed only one that might be a little shady and that is the money bible code but that isn't any more shady then fortune tellers and astrological signs that the left seams to fall for
the safe alarm is legit many safes get stolen all the time
you will have doubled your money investing in gold if you did so 10 years ago it has out performed the stock market by far

 

The OP baited you into a political response (supporting one political leaning over another) even though the core of the question has nothing to do with politics. Thus showing that your bias is reflexive and not contemplative. Or in otherwords, progressives don't by gold because they believe Jesus is coming, conservatives do.

 

I scanned your post (sorry...its so long and tedious) and the only relevant scam to me was the "Biblical Money Code" which....every time that spot comes on I turn down the sound and feel a huge amount of disgust. That commercial isn't geared for people like me...people who view the Bible as the Word Of God. Its geared towards people who view the Bible as up for interpetation....and who don't consider it a literal read in the context as it was written. That commercial geared for non-believers, agnostics or liberal Christians that see some of the bible relevant but not all. It is a spot manipulating THOSE people. Conservative Christians aren't fooled. It is a despicable ad.

The other things really are hyped up on your part.

 

How many of us look like we did twenty years ago?

 

If you believed Jesus was coming, why would you buy gold?

 

I noticed that, but the guy doesn't seem like the serious type. I would think one would sell their gold and have a good time

 

When did I claim otherwise?

BTW, Buffalo has a nationally ranked public high school (City Honors School at Masten Park), that was formerly a consistent top 5 high school NATIONWIDE, and the suburbs of Williamsville, Orchard Park, and Clarence graduate ~98% of their students.

Yes, I am well aware of the superior education in my neck of the woods.

 

What the hell does this have to do with Buffalo School systems?

 

I would rather spend my money on crisis seeds then handouts to crack heads. Oh, you think they spend it all on food? Why are libbies so easy to dupe? Still sending 40%+ to government huh? Keep being a tool your whole life.

 

The 'informed' man can't remember our exchange? The informed progressive can't even recall his own claims, and his own statement that Buffalo schools are terrible? Good grief, I can't make this shiit up

(Emphasis mine)

Then I hit you upside the head with reality, Mr. informed progressive

http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs...120919509/1020

Buffalo's school spending is nation's third highest

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Orchard Park is $8268 per student, national average is $5691 http://www.bestplaces.net/city/ny/orchard_park

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