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11. We live in a propaganda state now. An interactive propaganda state.

Sat Sep 13, 2014, 03:43 PM

Sep 2014

Tremendous resources are being poured into propaganda and message control on the internet, to harass those who criticize corporate policy and politicians and to create the illusion that Americans support what is being done to us. Propaganda is always used to try to normalize the corporate/authoritarian takeover of nations. It's interactive, and it's relentless.

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

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Getting sick and tired of the New Dark Ages everywhere I turn. [View all] True Blue Door Sep 2014 OP

I have to agree with some of that, sometimes being civil sucks. Rex Sep 2014 #1

I can attest to that. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #70

Some people that like to argue, all the time 24/7. Rex Sep 2014 #72

I Do Not! You Do! ProfessorGAC Sep 2014 #97

Or some people would rather argue than have a discussion. Rex Sep 2014 #98

What on earth are you talking about? AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #2

Congratulations. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #3

Soooo..... AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #7

What exactly do you not understand? True Blue Door Sep 2014 #12

No you really aren't being straight foward AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #13

Again, congratulations on not knowing what I'm talking about. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #42

What happened to you was sad especially the episode with the person you didn't know was Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #56

You may be in a cult agent46 Sep 2014 #17

I may be an extraterrestrial and not know it yet. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #45

Looks like ARP syndrome. whistler162 Sep 2014 #6

I wish AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #10

Alcohol Related Posting syndrome whistler162 Sep 2014 #89

In a word: PATIENCE. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #4

Good advice, of course. Patience really is its own reward. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #47

We need to go back to our traditional CJCRANE Sep 2014 #5

Agreed. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #15

The price we all pay for merging the Eastern World with the Western World. randome Sep 2014 #35

Maybe. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #57

Right on! Inevitably when we bring civil rights to gays and other minorities, it can lead to Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #59

Sounds like you may be dissing me. Are you dissing me? randome Sep 2014 #65

The GOP has spoken directly against both. As a precursor of Communism. freshwest Sep 2014 #18

Great quote. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #61

Is this about your hidden posts? pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #8

Not exclusively. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #16

These are all good things edgineered Sep 2014 #9

Good is when people challenge and examine each other's ideas. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #19

In making a statement to describe edgineered Sep 2014 #32

One too many instances of arbitrary social authoritarianism. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #54

Well see? There's the problem. edgineered Sep 2014 #60

Yep. The vulnerabilities of communications are painfully evident now. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #76

Been keeping up you on this thread edgineered Sep 2014 #80

We live in a propaganda state now. An interactive propaganda state. woo me with science Sep 2014 #11

+100000000 navarth Sep 2014 #14

Government propaganda is a sexier topic, but I'm more concerned with the cultural aspects. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #22

I've noticed this. It's a terrible thing. Thanks for expressing it so well. freshwest Sep 2014 #20

It's my turn to be an old woman Warpy Sep 2014 #21

Thing is, you can't avoid pissing some people off. They look for excuses. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #28

People sure picked ridiculous reasons to call you a "warmonger" and a "racist." The expectation Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #63

It's what happens when people reason by analogy rather than core logic. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #67

"the rule is no sex" awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #40

Warpy, Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #50

When information is your enemy Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #23

+ 1000. The drama is very tiring and I've decided to stop. Good post. Nt riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #25

But that's surrender to the Dark Ages. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #29

How do you know it was courage they were lacking? Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #36

Staying silent doesn't exempt you from the Victim Lottery. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #78

I like birch trees Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #93

+1,000,000 nt magical thyme Sep 2014 #33

Best Yahoo answer. NT pablo_marmol Sep 2014 #44

Reflected in large part by the interactions at DU as well riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #24

Got to agree, rider. Feral Child Sep 2014 #30

sad but true pleinair Sep 2014 #31

Indeed. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #46

Fuck 'Em. Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #26

Bourbon. nt valerief Sep 2014 #27

I hear you and agree. 99Forever Sep 2014 #34

So many words hootinholler Sep 2014 #37

Yes. On second read it reminds me of Glenn Beck CJCRANE Sep 2014 #52

So instead of asking, you just go right ahead and compare me with a certifiable madman. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #64

Time-out! Foul! Offsides! Do over! Fingernails! randome Sep 2014 #71

Fox didn't let Beck hang things on the walls when he was there pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #74

Chalk? You'll shoot your eye out with that, kid. randome Sep 2014 #75

True. Glenn Beck couldn't organize his thoughts enough to pass a prostate exam. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #88

Is that intended to be a complaint about Progressive dog Sep 2014 #38

If you take the 3rd letter of every 4th word, transpose them... randome Sep 2014 #49

A: How does one deal with unconscious degenerates without just sinking into their noise? edgineered Sep 2014 #39

"And the most hated treason of all is common sense and common humanity." pablo_marmol Sep 2014 #41

Common sense is never shoved in people's faces. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #51

Your definition of "common sense" is quite odd. pablo_marmol Sep 2014 #94

vote. Vote. VOTE!!! And get others to vote! ffr Sep 2014 #43

Oh, yeah. randome Sep 2014 #48

Are you sure this isn't a Glenn Beck rant? CJCRANE Sep 2014 #53

"Hyperbole"...as opposed to comparing someone with a lunatic demagogue True Blue Door Sep 2014 #66

That was a superlative post. You should try ballyhoo Sep 2014 #55

I don't know who would want to publish it. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #68

I understand. Twain said much the same. ballyhoo Sep 2014 #77

If this is about the 'Why Texans Dress Like Cowboys' thread beam me up scottie Sep 2014 #58

No, that was actually fun. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #81

Okay. beam me up scottie Sep 2014 #82

Some people just need to have a talk with their Physican. PeoViejo Sep 2014 #62

I can feel you. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #69

When it's just individuals, sure. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #83

In some ways I kind of see where you are coming from. airplaneman Sep 2014 #73

Call it the Law of Conservation of Thought. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #84

Real Problems Just Become Part of the Noise daredtowork Sep 2014 #79

Interesting article. Social media enables "long tail" activism. True Blue Door Sep 2014 #85

Exactly. Having read edgineered Sep 2014 #90

I read somewhere recently that people are less likely to say what they think online daredtowork Sep 2014 #91

Reading now, it is so different now edgineered Sep 2014 #87

Have you been reading my mind? Brigid Sep 2014 #86

Sounds like the overwrought self-congratulatory martyrdom of Squidward Tentacles. Throd Sep 2014 #92

Very well said. WhiteAndNerdy Sep 2014 #95

rants like this. barbtries Sep 2014 #96