Comments on: An educational ad captures Israel’s culture of fear

By: Bosko

Bosko — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 02:59:46 +0000

Yep, Israeli educational institutions would do much better if they would teach the kids that Israel has nothing to fear, all it’s neighbours are in awe of Israel, admire Israel and love Israel. But even if that’s just a smidgin of an exaggeration, Israel is invincible.
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One has to wonder what the reaction to that would be? What is wrong of informing the kids of reality?

By: sh

sh — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:20:02 +0000

I puzzled over that ad whizzing past it on the bus. I didn’t catch the paranoid small print – the key to what it was about. Wasn’t impressed with it then, am DEpressed with it now.

By: Piotr Berman

Piotr Berman — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:39:29 +0000

Historian: I did not see anything interesting, but after clicking another link (Iran equips military with home-made anti-aircraft missile), I got a picture of truck-mounted missile battery pointed at me, with caption urging me to get some new credit cards right away.

By the way, the title is a classic case of idioms getting misused. In USA you constantly see ads of this “home-made” food or that, presumably being as well made as the famous blintzes of your Aunt Irina. Of course, the stuff is factory made. But home-made anti-aircraft missiles! Holy Macaroon!

http://www.couponrefund.com/stores/kaplan-test-prep-admissions-discount-coupon-codes.html

I think that Hojatoeslam Test Prep can use exactly same sales pitches (learn to pass the test and design missiles for the Mother Country),

By: RichardNYC

RichardNYC — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:22:20 +0000

@AARON
“Fear and xenophobia cocktail, bottoms up.”
–>I suppose its xenophobia to worry about the fact that people hate you because they think your tribe used to kill prophets by the thousands in antiquity.

By: Aaron Boiron

Aaron Boiron — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:20:14 +0000

Gotta also love the one mentioning students from Dubai scoring better than the Israelis. Fear and xenophobia cocktail, bottoms up.

By: Ben Israel

Ben Israel — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:01:46 +0000

“Even paranoid people can have enemies”.

By: RichardNYC

RichardNYC — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:17:13 +0000

@ROI
Is truth not a defense?

By: David Sheen

David Sheen — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:22:50 +0000

Ha! In the reflection of the display case, you are clearly seen wearing the same shirt as you have on in your 972 illustration. This is further evidence of my contention that you are in fact a robot super-computer, capable of only the soundest political analysis (and who therefore doesn’t need to shower or change clothes).
Regarding the advertisement… <>.

By: Roni

Roni — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:30:47 +0000

I think the scariest thing is that they teach SATs and don’t know how to use the imperative tense

By: Historian

Historian — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:05:48 +0000

Good thing they didn’t see this:
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=240136

You can only imagine what the ad would say after those remarks.