At 1:21 on tis video-- there is the black and white photo of Ikeda that has been *photo-shopped*-- the lit cigarette that was in his left hand in the original photo has been *erased*--
Now, I am definitely not saying that I would like to see *cigarette smoking* promoted -- just that there has been a surreptitious effort applied to crafting the image of the 3rd SGI president in concert with creating the SGI *brand*--They could have opted NOT to include photos of their SGI president's smoking. Right?
When you think about the emphasis on *sincere* behavior and truthful discourse that is strongly referenced in Nichiren's teachings it does bear noting that the tenor of this SGI PR promo production video is anything but....
At 1:21 on tis video-- there is the black and white photo of Ikeda that has been *photo-shopped*-- the lit cigarette that was in his left hand in the original photo has been *erased*--
ReplyDeleteNow, I am definitely not saying that I would like to see *cigarette smoking* promoted -- just that there has been a surreptitious effort applied to crafting the image of the 3rd SGI president in concert with creating the SGI *brand*--They could have opted NOT to include photos of their SGI president's smoking. Right?
When you think about the emphasis on *sincere* behavior and truthful discourse that is strongly referenced in Nichiren's teachings it does bear noting that the tenor of this SGI PR promo production video is anything but....
~Katie
good call.
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Soka Gakkai owns 7/11 in Japan
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7/11 convenience stores in Japan sell fukushima radioactive rice mixed with other rice
We should boycott 7/11.
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