V15 – Pg16
Further Strategies of Control
So here we take a look at some more of the tactics the current regime enact to retain control. The principles are based not only on the work of Bernays but also on the observations of Chomsky.
I’m sure you’ll be more than able to draw parallels between what is outlined here to what you see in play out in the real world.
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Dan
Okay, I’m creeped out, you can stop now.
Please.
Drawing a few lines between reality and the comic? It does make one wonder doesn’t it? Just how much of what we hear and read is carefully sculpted to ensure our thoughts and actions…hopefully less than we fear.
The first one is especially scary because its used by every political entity in every nation. Humans are emotional beings and making an emotional appeal is an easy way to spur an action quickly and without thought.
You should be more than a little creeped out, Ragnarok. There’s more, for those who are familiar with this stuff.
For a modern take, look up a guy named Robert Cialdini. Or read what Scott “Dilbert” Adams has written, this stuff has been a quiet hobby of his for about 30 years.
And if you really want to be depressed, poke into Neuro-Linguistic Programming, then watch ads…
It’s like a copy of the Trump campaign manual …..