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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird Any educated person who takes the media at face value i
by recursivedoubts 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird
Any educated person who takes the media at face value is being wilfully obtuse at this point. We simply know too much.
- 082349872349872 6y agoI've been using Dr. Linebarger's approach (mnemonic "STASM") for propaganda analysis[1]. As he also worked generating the stuff, he speaks from experience. It's mid-twentieth century, but although the underlying media may change, the messages[2] don't seem to. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23858477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23858477 "If you agree with it, it's truth. If you don't agree, it's propaganda. Pretend that it is all propaganda. See what happens on your analysis reports." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23897577 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23897577 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24208047 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24208047 or https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24696859 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24696859