The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
When propaganda displaces democracy Nothing in a democracy is outside the reach of propaganda, from media to politics to education. Its influence on citizens’ choices can’t be overstated — and is even harder to overcome. In his new book, How Propaganda Works, Jason Stanley, a Yale philosophy professor, explains it’s always been that way. Stanley …
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Propaganda Lessons From an Old – a Very Old – Master EXTRACT Among more serious examples, Portnykh noted some arguments that are still used today, albeit in a very different context. “Fighting in a Crusade gave a full pardon of all sins,” Portnykh said. “And sometimes the priests used phrases that are close to modern advertising slogans like ‘Sale! Special price!’ …
Science, logic, consensus, and propaganda: a cartoon of reality “At some point during the modern age of public relations, it occurred to governments and corporations that they could fabricate any sort of knowledge. For example, they could pretend to follow the scientific method, pretend to take all the right steps in proper sequence, and then attach …
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Worthy of a full read — a classic failure of US intelligence and strategic communication filters. Islamic State propaganda: what the West doesn’t understand Ruth Pollard in Sydney Morning Herald Beirut: Behind the ultra-violent execution videos that have become the Islamic State’s disturbing trademark is a carefully calibrated set of messages aimed not at terrorising but …
Health Ranger launches world’s first search engine that favors New Media while banning corporate and government propaganda: GoodGopher.com The official beta launch announcement is here! The world’s first privacy-protecting search engine that bans corporate propaganda and government disinformation is now ready for webmasters to submit their sites for indexing. The name of the new search …
Propaganda Has Triumphed over Journalism, and the Consequences Are Enormous We need a press that teaches the young to be agents of people, not power. EXTRACT The times we live in are so dangerous and so distorted in public perception that propaganda is no longer, as Edward Bernays called it, an “invisible government”. It is the government. …
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New Rules or a Game without Rules: “We Need a New Global Consensus of Responsible Powers” We are publishing full text of today’s address of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to the members of Vaidai International Discussion Club on 24 October 2014 in Sochi. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F9pQcqPdKo Complete Transcript Below the Fold — Strongly Recommended!
