In the beginning of the chapter, Dawson points out that \u201cpoor Brazilians had more power as consumers of popular music than they did as workers or citizens\u201d. It is an interesting statement because it prompts me to believe that the concept of people buying beneficial products for themselves could be more democratic than \u201cdemocratic governments\u201d in some countries. Dawson writes that these Brazilian citizens \u201ccould listen to what they liked, and reject what they did not, and in the process reveal what record companies have long known: it is harder to shape the tastes of consumers than it seems\u201d. To that end, any consumer could be more influential towards a certain product because it would benefit them, whereas, in truth, many citizens do not have much say about actions taken by the government. Lots of people buying a certain product would show that that product is popular, influencing companies to produce and market more of said product, however, for a democratic government such as Canada, the only way to influence government, is by voting. In this way, to me, it seems that consumers purchasing products and influencing the way that companies sell and market them, can be more democratic.<\/p>\n
Dawson writing about Lazaro Cardenas brings back memories of reading Creelman\u2019s interview with Porfirio Diaz. In both pieces, both men are drawn up to be amazing leaders that were loved by the people, things unheard of in most politics and politicians. However, with Cardenas, it seems almost like the real deal. Dawson portrays Cardenas as a \u201cPeople\u2019s President\u201d, someone who would stand up for the disenfranchised and always do the right thing even if it may be the harder thing to do. Although I\u2019m wary of falling into a similar illusion like Diaz, Cardenas does seem more genuine through many of his symbolic actions. For example, he cuts his salary in half, cancels cabinet meetings to meet with the poor, and swims to an indigenous island during his campaign.<\/p>\n
Reading Eva Peron\u2019s speech in the documents was very interesting. It surprised me that the crowd was supporting a woman for political office. This was intriguing to me because many of the previous documents we read in the textbook dealt with sexism. However, it was odd, for me, how Dawson never mentions how momentous this was. The people loved Evita so much that they would not leave until she accepted the ticket on her husband\u2019s presidency. What happened to the sexism that plagued Latin America in the previous decades and centuries? Were people previously sexist because there was no female candidate to support or champion? How come Dawson makes no mention of this?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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