Thomas Frank calls out blind partisanship by Dems

[woo me with science]

40. Well the propaganda sure tries to foment blind partisanship.

The corrupt party leaders rely on a lot of ignorance out in the country of what actual Democratic policies are.

Our corporate Democratic politicians engage in constant, cynical, manipulative LYING about their own policies to the public, who are too busy working and struggling to survive to follow what the party is actually doing.

And there is a massive propaganda effort online to foment blind partisanship by focusing on evil Republicans, trying to divert from the fact that Democrats are pushing most of the same policies, and and giving the false impression that people are hunky dory with the ongoing wars and devastation of the 99 percent. This manipulative garbage targeted at Americans is one of the creepiest signs of how corrupt our political systems and government have become.

All countries that turn authoritarian attack real journalism and create propaganda machines. It's ugly as hell.

Obama taps "cognitive infiltrator" Cass Sunstein for Committee to create "trust" in NSA:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023512796

Salon: Obama confidant’s spine-chilling proposal: Cass Sunstein wants the government to "cognitively infiltrate" anti-government groups
http://www.salon.com/2010/01/15/sunstein_2/

The US government's online campaigns of disinformation, manipulation, and smear.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024560097

Snowden: ‘Training Guide’ for GCHQ, NSA Agents Infiltrating and Disrupting Alternative Media Online
http://21stcenturywire.com/2014/02/25/snowden-training-guide-for-gchq-nsa-agents-infiltrating-and-disrupting-alternative-media-online/

The influx of corporate propaganda-spouting posters is blatant and unnatural.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3189367

U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News To Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023262111

The goal of the propaganda assaults across the internet is not to convince anyone of anything.*
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023359801

The government figured out sockpuppet management but not "persona management."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023358242

The Gentleman's Guide To Forum Spies (spooks, feds, etc.)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4159454

Seventeen techniques for truth suppression.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4249741

Just do some Googling on astroturfing - big organizations have some sophisticated tools.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1208351