The ME won't turn into something like this. The US heavily influences, finances and arms the ME, so there aren't any leaders who need to pursue this type of tactic.
Additionally, Marshall plans won't help the ME at all. I'm going to leave it there. You can look up the reasons why it won't work.
Does anyone remember in 1999, the Bosnian war. Where the US bombed the Chinese embassy?
Who is to say, that if HK nuked Guam. That the US launches missiles and a few of those hit China (by mistake). I mean, in this instance a first strike in key locations. Would mean that China couldn't retaliate as quick.
This is a very genuine question. To those what despise ads and want to see everyone who uses them destroyed and the ad industry destroyed.
How do you currently make a living? Is it all through donation?
If you work for an employer. Do they sell products or services? So, they must advertise right?
If you work for google? Well, that's how they make their profits each year.
If you work for a non-profit. How do the people who donate, earn their living? Can you be sure they also live from donations only?
Bottom line is, if advertising goes away. How do you expect to make a living, if no one knows about products and is not buying?
Advertising has been around far longer than a large portion of the audience of this website. The thinking that advertising can be changed to a tipping system is naive at best.
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I'd love to hear what the stone throwers think. How do we replace this industry that must be destroyed at all costs. How will someone from the future, market their product without advertising of any kind. Must new products sit on the shelf or be used by a very few because any form of communication about a product IS ITSELF AN ADVERTISEMENT and must be STOPPED!
Telling them to STFU, when in the ME they have been fighting for longer than 2000 years. 2000 years! Think about that for a second.
This video succinctly tells the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-evIyrrjTTY