A subliminal message is a signal or message designed to be unrecognizable to the conscious mind, while influencing the subconscious and unconscious mind in a negative or positive way. These messages can be used to influence thoughts, actions, behaviors and attitudes. But is our government sending these messages to influence our decisions? For some, the answer to this question is a definitive no. Some would say that the possibility of our government influencing our decisions through subliminal messages is completely preposterous and preposterous. I would disagree with these people. I think it's very plausible that we are controlled like puppets by our government. Some people may question the effectiveness of subliminal messages. There are even people who think that these messages don't work at all. So let me make it clear to you, they work. All it takes is a flash of an image or phrase and your thoughts could be influenced. Just a small fraction of a second of exposure could affect you, and don't think it can't. In 1957, a marketing researcher examined statistical data. James Vicary claimed to have seen dramatic increases in sales of Coca-Cola and popcorn when he threw out the phrases "Drink Coca-Cola" and "Eat popcorn" for 1/2000th of a second during a movie. After completing his research, Vicary stated, “Statistics showed a 58% increase in popcorn sales, with an 18% increase in Coca-Cola sales” (Dane, 2014). While this could be a coincidence, it could also prove that subliminal messages work. In 1979, Time magazine reported in an article that nearly 50 department stores in the United States and Canada were using subliminal messages in their music systems to reduce shoplifting and employee shoplifting. ..... middle of paper ...... author of rense.com, says: “The methods are relatively simple and classic. First, use terror itself to put people into a state of shock, making them more susceptible to suggestion. Then resort to the “Big Lie” technique to repeatedly hammer home the spyware message: “those affirmative answers to the questions we asked first” (Wolf, 2014). The government could have used this very method against us. They scared us with the attack and now we are easily influenced by their subliminal messages. So, is the government sending us subliminal messages? There is actually no solid proof, 100%, but do we really need it? our government would do such a terrible thing, it's time you woke up man Our government is planting ideas in our heads whether you like it or not And the sad thing is we can't do anything about it.