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Month: June 2016

Direct, simple, easy to understand is best

Direct, simple, easy to understand is best

TL;DR Summary This poster uses humor and transference to get its point across. The message is simple and direct. If the target is other Democrats , it is good. If the target is Republican primary voters, it is unlikely to be successful since they likely voted for Palin. The poster was actually aimed at Democrat supporters the poster came from Occupy Democrats) – and successfully transfers their likely negative view of Palin to Scott Walker. However, only Republican voters can vote out…

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Brexit ‘2nd Referendum Petition’ said to be a prank

Brexit ‘2nd Referendum Petition’ said to be a prank

The petition that was supposedly blasting through 3 million signatures 3 days after the Brexit vote, is acknowledged to have been filled with fraudulent signatures added by bots. Source: EXCLUSIVE: Brexit ‘2nd Referendum Petition’ A 4 Chan Prank: BBC Report It As Real | Heat Street The BBC has updated their news report to indicate the petition may contain “suspicious activity” and that fraudulently added signatures have been identified. Fake news runs rampant thanks to social media enabling anyone and everyone to become…

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Euroskepticism is widespread in Europe

Euroskepticism is widespread in Europe

In the U.S. the propagandists are out in force, spinning the British non-binding referendum election vote to leave the EU. The main propaganda messages in the U.S. are: The Brits who voted for the EU split are stupid, uneducated, unsophisticated, old white people. The Brits who voted for the EU are racist xenophobes (and have the same qualities as #1 too) Update: Breathless news reports noted a spike in UK residents searching for “What is the EU?” on Google, according to…

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Google shown to engage in censorship of online content

Google shown to engage in censorship of online content

Google – the online search gateway to nearly all information today – engages in widespread censorship, including political censorship, says US News. Censorship is a strict form of propaganda, to prevent you from obtaining alternative viewpoints or perspectives. How did Google become the internet’s censor and master manipulator, blocking access to millions of websites? Source: Google Is the World’s Biggest Censor and Its Power Must Be Regulated We now know that most social media (Facebook, Twitter and Reddit specifically) routinely…

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A surprising System 1 style response to a social media propaganda meme

A surprising System 1 style response to a social media propaganda meme

Most highly successful social media propaganda is visual, has few words, and is processed within seconds by the intended target, Liked and Shared, passing along the message to others. This is our System 1 quick, easy, intuitive thinking style in operation. In other words, we do not think, we respond at a gut or emotional level. Much propaganda messaging can only be countered, typically, with logic and facts, which requires, slow thinking (System 2), which is hard and thus the…

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