OccuWorld · @OccuWorld
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OccuWorld · @OccuWorld
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Anti-Intellectualism Is Killing America

psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ou

Social dysfunction can be traced to the abandonment of reason.

Key Points
* Ignorance, or an aversion to reason, has allowed things like gun violence and racism to define American culture.
* Anti-intellectual societies fall prey to tribalism and simplistic explanations, are emotionally immature, and often seek violent solutions.
* Corporate interests encourage anti-intellectualism, conditioning Americans into conformity and passive acceptance of institutional dominance.

#chatteleconomy #socialmanipulation #classwar #PsychologicalWarfare #indirectplutocracy #publicassault #exploitation #theft #control #corporatism #dystopia

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Kailee ♾️ · @skykiss
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“Mr Riggleman said he and his team have obtained proof…that the people involved, including ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon, ex-New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, and others, were “manipulating the data”.

You don’t say.

It was an op. Data was copied from other computers in different locations and put together on a computer Later claimed to be his laptop. Data manipulated several times, new files added over various dates while at repair shop. And then Rudy Giuliani took possession of the laptop.

independent.co.uk/news/world/a

#disinformation #op #PsychologicalWarfare #Operation

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OccuWorld · @OccuWorld
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WHAT HAPPENED TO DAD?

The Brainwashing of My Dad - Official Trailer

vimeo.com/233407390

What happened to her dad? Was there anything she could do to help? And, most importantly, would he ever be his lovable self again? Jen began the search for answers, and found them... as well stories from countless other families like her own. The Brainwashing of My Dad uncovers the alarming right-wing strategy to wield the media as a weapon against our very democracy. Jen's story shows us how Fox News and other ultra-conservative media outlets are reshaping the way millions of Americans view the world, and encourages us to fight back.

#PsychologicalWarfare #brainwashing #profitmotive #corruption #extremism #designersociopath #dad #mediaasaweapon #classwar #hatemedia

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Doc Edward Morbius ⭕​ · @dredmorbius
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Jill Lepore on the link between WWII Psychological Warfare and Mass Communications

A lot of [psychologists] worked both in the study of voting behaviour in the US and in the study of propaganda in third-world countries trying to prevent them from becomming Communist.
Those things are closely related. They’re both the study of how you get inside someone’s head and change their mind? You have to know what they’re thinking, what you want them to think, and then you have to figure out what message will move them from what they’re thinking now to what you want them to think. This used to be called “psychological warfare”, and after the 2nd World War people were like, we shouldn’t call it that any more, we’ll call it “the study of mass communications”.

-- Jill Lepore, 2020

cityarts.net/event/jill-lepore

Audio: dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/d (MP3)

Transcription by me, edited lightly for clarity / continuity.

#JillLepore #simulmatics #SimulmaticsCorporation #Psywar #PsychologicalWarfare #MassCommunications #massmedia #adtech #facebook #google #siliconvalley #privacy #surveillance #propaganda #manipulation #monopoly

Last updated 2 years ago