Using Propaganda For Good

Our friends from the depot asked Ben to come play his banjo with Don for background noise ambience while Debbie’s pastel art was viewed. (I’ll write more on that later. Debbie and her art deserve a post all to themselves.)

I thought this would be the perfect opportunity for positive propaganda. (Unlike the the kind the government uses to further their agenda. Like Obamacare, the government take-overs of  the auto industry, and turning other freedoms into socialism or fascism… But hey, I’ll save all my comments about how our socialist President of the United States has surrounded himself with Czars and advisors who are admitted communists and/or radicals, who don’t have to answer to We the people, for another post.)

In my wheat field we use propaganda to further our agenda to send our kids to college. With statements like… College is fun. Education is important. Pursue your passions. You can do anything. Being a college student rocks. I’m putting money into your college fund, so you can get follow your dream of becoming an engineer. Your first project can be our retirement home.

When we drove onto campus the kids where saying things like. “This is so cool. It’s huge. Where are the dorms? Where do they eat? Can I come here? I can hardly wait.” That was just the tip of the iceberg.

While the art exhibit was going on, the kids got a little bored. We decided to explore by roaming the halls, handling huge hissing cockroaches from Madagascar,  checking out pro wrestling books in the bookstore, and having funny pictures taken in crazy hats. The kids where in hog heaven. Some of the college kids even tried to recruit them to play rugby, wrestle, swim, etc… “I can’t believe they want ME to play.” *giggle giggle*

Deputy Barney felt famous when a student asked to have his picture taken with him. “Am I famous, Mom?”

“You are to me, Bud! College makes you famous.”

Feeling famous, we stopped at Famous Dave’s BBQ for supper, something we hardly ever do. With their pockets stuffed full of free stuff, the kids thought they had the best day ever.

Propaganda: bad when the United States government uses it on We The People, good when parents use it to promote education.

Simply,

Sis

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