Applebee's America (a book)
Tip of the Hat
Authors: Douglas B. Sosnik
On why certain leaders/companies are more successful than others: "It starts with the ability to touch people at a gut level by projecting basic American values.... empathy and optimism... authenticity and community. [These are not] traits... authenticity and community are values."
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I just started this but it is fascinating. And the qoute above sounds straight out of Thinking Points. I nominate this because I think the book addresses many relevant topics to us, but addresses them in a different form. The authors are a Clinton advisor, a Bush advisor and a non-partisan journalist. They seem to have a sense of framing, and perhaps unwittingly are suggesting that basic American values are progressive (empathy and community = Progressive values)
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What I have to say is... Gross! I hate Applbees and have ever since I saw their trite decor and tasted their freezerburned food. Of course, I can't stand most of that type of chain (Chilis, Fridays, Benigans). What gives? Is this why I can't stand the
packaged politician. All of those mass appeal things gross me out (megachurch, big corporations, chain restaurants, election campaigns) - does this just make me weird or does that make me part of aanti tribe? I'm being serious in the question, doesn't mass appeal also equal mass unappeal? It's like overplaying or overmarketing (maybe there's no such thing).