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Brandon Smith, August 9, 2012
There was a time, not too long ago (relatively speaking), that governments and the groups of elites that controlled them did not find it necessary to conscript themselves into wars of disinformation.
Propaganda was relatively straightforward. The lies were much simpler. The control of information flow was easily directed. Rules were enforced with the threat of property confiscation and execution for anyone who strayed from the rigid socio-political structure. Those who had theological, metaphysical or scientific information outside of the conventional and scripted collective world view were tortured and slaughtered. The elites kept the information to themselves, and removed its remnants from mainstream recognition, sometimes for centuries before it was rediscovered.
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Brilliant article!
These tactics are not only used "professionally" by mainstream media and by the unknowns stirring up the pot in on-line forums, but I've encountered such convoluted discussions in face-to-face encounters with people I know. In that regard, having an honest heart-to-heart with most people these days is fast becoming a rarity. Goes to show you how much influence our medias are having on the average undiscerning mind, which feels compelled to imitate whatever it sees in its environment.
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