Comments on: This has always been a nation of builders https://www.isegoria.net/2010/07/this-has-always-been-a-nation-of-builders/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 21 May 2026 16:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2010/07/this-has-always-been-a-nation-of-builders/comment-page-1/#comment-9614 Isegoria Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:47:24 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=21140#comment-9614 That Levi’s Go Forth spot strikes me as the blue-state counterpart to the Jeep builders spot. You don’t have to be rabidly left- or right-wing to enjoy one or the other, but one celebrates diversity and shirtless youths, while the other celebrates grown men building things.

]]> By: Graham J. https://www.isegoria.net/2010/07/this-has-always-been-a-nation-of-builders/comment-page-1/#comment-9583 Graham J. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:05:53 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=21140#comment-9583 Oh yeah, different strokes for different folks and all that. I’m just saying it doesn’t matter where you’re from, that’s a nice ad that mildly reminds you why America is so awesome.

Also, if you never saw the Levi’s ad set to a Walt Whitman poem, it looks nihilist but is really quite moving — and there’s a good chance that that’s Whitman’s voice itself on a wax cylinder recording.

]]> By: Siddhartha Vicious https://www.isegoria.net/2010/07/this-has-always-been-a-nation-of-builders/comment-page-1/#comment-9429 Siddhartha Vicious Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:47:54 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=21140#comment-9429 Graham, I’ve spent most of my life in Pennsylvania, but have also lived in Colorado, California (danged hippie) with a large chunk of time in Alaska.

Given my choice, I will pick Alaska.

]]> By: Siddhartha Vicious https://www.isegoria.net/2010/07/this-has-always-been-a-nation-of-builders/comment-page-1/#comment-9428 Siddhartha Vicious Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:45:40 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=21140#comment-9428 “And if you haven’t heard that song, go do so immediately.”

I had not heard it. Now I have. Thank you for telling me.

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2010/07/this-has-always-been-a-nation-of-builders/comment-page-1/#comment-9110 Isegoria Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:06:58 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=21140#comment-9110 If you’re reading this blog, I suspect that notions of left and right, red and blue, don’t quite apply to you — you can enjoy espresso, hybrid vehicles, manufacturing, and firearms. That said, I would not recommend marketing the Chevy Volt using the same emotional triggers they just used for the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

]]> By: Graham J. https://www.isegoria.net/2010/07/this-has-always-been-a-nation-of-builders/comment-page-1/#comment-9099 Graham J. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:40:18 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=21140#comment-9099 I could live in any state on the East Coast, could never imagine doing so anywhere else in the country, and I loved this ad.

It’s about America, for chrissakes.

]]> By: Buckethead https://www.isegoria.net/2010/07/this-has-always-been-a-nation-of-builders/comment-page-1/#comment-8750 Buckethead Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:39:18 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=21140#comment-8750 And if you haven’t heard that song, go do so immediately.

]]> By: Buckethead https://www.isegoria.net/2010/07/this-has-always-been-a-nation-of-builders/comment-page-1/#comment-8749 Buckethead Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:37:49 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=21140#comment-8749 What’s even more amazing is that the song playing in the background is, “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” by Johnny Cash. I imagine that would impress the coasts even less.

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