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Mr Dixon
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Mr Dixon's Journal
January 30, 2012
Apply the Definition to our everyday life and you will be amazed and saddened
This is the Real War we are fighting and we are losing
Psychological warfare (PSYWAR), or the basic aspects of modern psychological operations (PSYOP), have been known by many other names or terms, including Psy Ops, Political Warfare, Hearts and Minds, and Propaganda.[1] Various techniques are used, by any set of groups, and aimed to influence a target audience's value systems, belief systems, emotions, motives, reasoning, or behavior. It is used to induce confessions or reinforce attitudes and behaviors favorable to the originator's objectives, and are sometimes combined with black operations or false flag tactics. Target audiences can be governments, organizations, groups, and individuals.Apply the Definition to our everyday life and you will be amazed and saddened
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