This piece by Stephan Uhrenbacher is a good example of counter-psyops that I mentioned in some recent comments here. For some reason those comments were down-v

This piece by Stephan Uhrenbacher is a good example of counter-psyops that I mentioned in some recent comments here. For some reason those comments were down-voted, perhaps because people feel instinctively uncomfortable with influence operations. I hear some people say that they avoid advertising (switch off) because they "know they are defenceless against its influence". Yes, modern influence is sophisticated, but it's not magic or something you cannot counter and even learn something about your enemy from (by what messages they use and prioritise). Intellectual Self-Defence (and what Snowden and I have called Digital Self-Defence) is an important craft in our time, and this piece touches on some interesting points. - know what messages are being directed at _you_ and why - see that some (different) messages are directed at _others_ - understand that other people will decode and process propaganda differently - manage frustration of those differences and your powerlessness - help counter disinformation by open, frank discussion and calm reason - anticipate events and the enemy's messaging to decode agendas - see the patterns/rhythm of propaganda machinery and adjust The word propaganda means "to propagate", which is not the same as "to transmit/disseminate". It relies on YOU being the medium of propagation. Intellectual Self-Defence means not becoming a tool of the enemy and amplifying his messages.