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In reply to the discussion: Natural Gas Industry hamstrings Doctors in Pennsylvania [View all]blue neen
(12,465 posts)We're all just trying to survive in the face of the Gas Industry's propaganda machines. They already own the government here--they also try extremely hard to control the information we receive.
The sad thing is, a lot of the time they are successful. I guess that is what happens when Big Oil and Gas are actually using military psyops to brainwash us all into seeing things their way:
"Matt Carmichael, manager of external affairs for Anadarko Petroleum, which has nearly 300,000 acres of Marcellus Shale gas holdings under lease in Central Pennsylvania, gave a speech urging industry media spokesmen to read a military counterinsurgency manual for tips in dealing with opponents to shale gas development."
"Download the U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Manual, because we are dealing with an insurgency," Mr. Carmichael said in a session titled "Understanding How Unconventional Oil & Gas Operators are Developing a Comprehensive Media Relations Strategy to Engage Stakeholders and Educate the Public."
"There's a lot of good lessons in there," he said, "and coming from a military background, I found the insight extremely remarkable."
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11317/1189273-503-0.stm#ixzz1mW6bUIzo
Yes, if we don't agree with the Robber Barons we are "insurgents."
Classy, huh?