I think it is trying to say that in a perfect (absolut) world, Mexico would be that big(a perfect world to Mexicans anyway).
Troll's remorse mixed with the perplexing desire to placate butthurt moral guardians who will never buy your product anyway.But they stopped running the ad when some Americans (keep in mind this ad was only shown in Mexico) got their knickers in a knot and wouldn't stop screaming about how un-American vodka, Mexico, Absolut, and this ad are. Then they took down the ad.![]()
That depends on what peroid it's trying to portray. Because if it's going for Norteamerica circa 1840 then they fudged up a bit with the Oregon territory, sense the USA and Britian both held claims to it. Also quite a few Central and South American countries have incorrect names and borders for the period.With the exception of the bottle of Absolut in hte corner, that is a pretty well-done map.
Hmmm, the American Revolution fails and the rebels flee to Spanish Mexico where they inter-marry with the local elite, which adopts a mix of both cultures. During the Napoleonic Wars this new elite rises up and declares independence when Spain is at its lowest ebb.
Meanwhile, the American colonies have remained British but have not greatly expanded; the Canada colonies slowly adopt their own identity (they seem themselves as 'loyalists' unlike the American colonies who are 'children of foul rebels'). The new government in Mexico starts to expand and does the whole 'give me your tired, weak, etc' thing and so all the Europeans go there (rather than the USA OTL), giving them the population to expand into the territory to the west of the American colonies.
In the 20th Century Mexico emerges as a major power and after the 2nd Great European War, the British (though a victor) are exhausted and start to give independence to their colonies, two new nations emerge in North America as the Canadians still refuse to be associated with the 'rebels' and become independent as the Royal and Loyal Dominion of Canada, a wealthy and peaceful land. the 'United States' is a weak and undeveloped place, still dependent on Britain for aid, developments and defence against Mexico.
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The first paragraph reminds me of "For Want of a Nail", although the details are different.
Its still unlikely that the alternate 'USA' would be weaker than the alternate 'Canada' - the USA still has more good farmland and is overall a better place to settle, plus the fact that even without any new immigration at all the natural birth rate of the 'USA' would make for a pretty large population.
That's exactly what they're not trying to portray.That depends on what peroid it's trying to portray. Because if it's going for Norteamerica circa 1840 then they fudged up a bit with the Oregon territory, sense the USA and Britian both held claims to it. Also quite a few Central and South American countries have incorrect names and borders for the period.
I think it is trying to say that in a perfect (absolut) world, Mexico would be that big(a perfect world to Mexicans anyway).
If that's the motive behind this ad then I'd love to see the version that they broadcast in Germany and Austria![]()
http://www.tommcmahon.net/2008/04/in-a-truly-abso.html
or
http://movementyouneed.com/2008/04/06/absolut-ly-lame/
or
http://www.nomansblog.com/index.php/2008/04/06/effluent-rants/more-its-an-absolut-world-hilarity/
No? There's moral outrage and then there's totally unapt comparisons, like those above.
But it's of coursepolitically correct to compare Mexico to Nazi Germany. Mexicans are just damn dirty illegals and Germans are, well, just Germans.