All are attempts, no matter how subtle or blatant, to sway and sell. And it sells. It really does. It's all out there for us to take, consume and digest. Just the way we like it.
People attempt to protect themselves against their most threatening emotions, feelings and thoughts.
In fact, they are quite judgmental of them. Freud proposed the concepts of the Id, Ego and Super Ego, as well as those all-important defense mechanisms to help explain our behaviors and reactions. As the O.J. Simpson trial comes to a close, the media will continue to drown us in the daily happenings in this important case. Though sometimes it will be a bit distasteful to watch, I suppose we are all just attempting, as best we can, to deal with the daily emotional hurdles we face. Maybe this is all one can really ask.