...are despicable. But to be fair, it's been 30 years since the Other
Side started using "Perception Management" (also called
"Public Diplomacy" during the St. Ronnie mis-administration) to
mold the opinions -- and fear and prejudice -- of "low information
voters." (As Thom Hartmann calls them.)
Only a few more hours to take a look, but the wiki page is
very revealing, and has a lot of good information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception_management
There are nine strategies for perception management. These include:
1. Preparation — Having clear goals and knowing the ideal position you want people to hold.
2. Credibility — Make sure all of your information is consistent, often using prejudices or expectations to increase credibility.
3. Multichannel support — Have multiple arguments and fabricated facts to reinforce your information.
4. Centralized control — Employing entities such as propaganda ministries or bureaus.
5. Security — The nature of the deception campaign is known by few.
6. Flexibility — The deception campaign adapts and changes over time as needs change.
7. Coordination — The organization or propaganda ministry is organized in a hierarchical pattern in order to maintain consistent and synchronized distribution of information.
8. Concealment — Contradicting information is destroyed.
9. Untruthful statements — Fabricate the truth.
Does anyone really have any idea how organized and dedicated and well-funded that effort's been?
Can we make any sort of informed estimate, based on the apparent results? As seen in places like
the Republican Debates?
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