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| 2011-01-17 |
| Posted by:Water Modem |
| #7 I'd mention who pioneered this particular propaganda technique (hint: they had the word Socialist in their name), but I'd end up invoking Godwin's Law. |
| Posted by: CincinnatusChili 2011-01-17 19:11 |
| #6 Like OMG I went to a site weather underground and it asks for my zip then totally puts a crosshair on me !!oneone1 If a person looks like it as messaging, the point is to influence the opinion not only of those who are more or less neutral/undecided but also their own ranks, that is if you leave we will do this to you too. Also a prime time for bigwigs to peacock and evaluate position and influence, charge level of words and phrases. The challenge is that there cannot be effective counters to the narrative, even one can destroy the entire effort. Pictures of applause calls on the gameboard, a mature discussion of the shooter's influence such as why talk about banning the theoretical influence of unlistened to pundits without first talking about the concrete influences of his favorite books collection, friendly fire from those turned off by the ugliness and/or obviousness, and some other things. And IMHO the Phelps group is a modern product of the KKK movement in lawfare form, tyrany supporting organization who threatens people, has all the behavior of a hate group, should be investigated for tax evasion, stalks and marks individuals, and for whatever reason supports (and runs for office as) democrat. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-01-17 14:27 |
| #5 Unfortunately a lot of people really do think that Sarah Palin said 'I can see Russia from my house'.... Also believe that the KKK was a right-wing organization, that Republicans backed slavery, the democrats were behind the Civil Rights Act, Nazi = Conservative, etc.... How often has the media changed the meaning of a word (examples: Hacker, Gay, etc...) |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-01-17 13:56 |
| #4 Lies and distortions. The Socialist MFM machine thinks repeating the lie, the lies will eventually stick to the polulace. It will only for the weak minded sheeple. But the lies will not stick for those of the populace has the knowledge of the real truth. |
| Posted by: Gerthudion Snoluling8662 2011-01-17 13:06 |
| #3 Journalistic legalities mandate that news reports refer to Loughner as the "alleged" gunman. However, oddly enough, contemporary journalistic ethics doesn't constrain personal accusations of outside motivation. Ironicly this message of "shared responsibility" has proven to influence the sense of victimization amongst the unbalanced. And it isn't just the media and politicians that exploit this process. You can bet the shooter's lawyer has already tailored their "Devil made me do it" defense. (Feel free to replace the name Devil with Palin or the like.) |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2011-01-17 12:21 |
| #2 ...and don't forget the Left's |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-01-17 08:56 |
| #1 Do an image search for "bush crosshairs" and you'll see a lot of folks in the crosshairs - bin Laden, Saddam, GOP, and - of course - Sarah Palin. I remember the outrage when Bush was - no, wait - that was freedom of speech, calling for the President to be wacked. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2011-01-17 06:51 |