In an ueber weird commercial the German Metalworkers Union puts up on YouTube what may be the single greatest get out the vote ad ever
A rough transcript of the text to juice up the Aussies out there who also have an election coming up, even though they have to vote.
0:05 Germany chills out
0:13 All the important stuff in 2013 has been decided
0:30 Really, already decided?
0:48 On September 22 the cards will be mixed again
0:51 (Merkel) This government has been the most successful in Germany since the reunification . .
0:57 (Steinbrueck SDP) This government thinks that they can slide through . .
1:00 (FDP = libertarians) Only one thing can beat the, the FDP itself
1:04 National election 2013
1:07 Problems there are aplenty
1:12 No joy from a lousy job?
1:16 Too few nursery places? R. Tol appears
1:23 Rather retire earlier?
1:29 Better education?
1:36 Equality?
1:38 It's not so easy, first you have one house, and then another
1:40 You can never have enough
14:2 Right now we have an asocial market economy, not a social one
1:46 You have a voice, use it
1:56 September 22 is the election
2:01 It's close
2:07 It's difficult
2:11 It's gonna be dirty
2:17 Unexpected coalitions will emerge
2:25 It's time to beat on the table
2:32 Push!
2:39 Onwards to the election!
2:46 Vote!!
2:51 So, let's discuss this a bit further
Worth watching just for the goal.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Eli, for a bit of light relief, because that Aussie election you mentioned is going to be a disaster, and we'll be seeing out the decade - at least - with Teh Stoopid firmly in charge.
ReplyDeletePlease, non-Antipodeans, remember; we're not all as crazy as Tony!
But, sadly, many are... I assume we'll realign with the civilised world somewhere down the track, but the sound you're not hearing is me holding my breath.
Indeed Bill!
ReplyDeleteThe choice is between Dumb and Dumber. Looking like it's going to be Dumber's turn.
Mahn
Certainly beats the Harper Cons' attack ads we see in Canada
ReplyDelete"even though they have to vote".
ReplyDeleteThey can make us turn up at a polling place and get our names marked off the voting rolls, but they can't make us cast a valid vote!
Obscene pictures are a time-honoured alternative for those who feel disenfranchised (where paper-and-pencil ballots are available).
Not that I'm advocating that, of course (which would be a breach of the Electoral Act), but I do expect a higher than usual number of "informal" votes this time around.
Great ad, BTW.
FrankD
Wonderful use of video, no?
ReplyDeleteWho is the genius behind that? Can we hire them for the U.S.?
This election is shaping up to be very disappointing, and not just because we in Australia will end up with a bogus climate change policy that will cost us billions when we inevitably have to go back to the price-on-carbon policy that's been running for only a bit over a year now.
ReplyDeleteIn a range of policy areas - climate, fiscal policy, water catchment management, asylum seekers , etc - the voters are showing that they're, on balance, not really capable of resisting cynical scaremongering.
Technically complex or morally difficult issues can be too easily sidetracked into simplistic emotional button-pushing.
It's particularly sad that the turnout among young people (voting starts at 18, but many haven't registered to vote) will be low by our standards, because they feel there's nothing in it for them.
I guess they'll learn too late that there was a lot in for them and they let it slip.
Gaz show em the video! - Eli
ReplyDeleteLove how they use footage from the Onion News Network in that commercial.
ReplyDeleteEli, this is completely off topic, but I've responded about that weird wrong Khatanga temp over at Neven's. More detail here (I found and posted more legit temps):
ReplyDeletehttp://neven1.typepad.com/blog/2013/09/asi-2013-update-8-the-end-is-nigh.html
(The more detailed link does not go straight to the comment, scroll to September 06, 2013 at 17:31)
Bernard J:
ReplyDeleteon't worry- it's just the harmonic convergence of intelligence and longitude close to the nations demographic center