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To: Cincinnatus.45-70
I’ve noticed that lately the government and the elites are telling and repeating more and more obvious lies.

Oh, and let's not forget the constant drumbeat of "climate change".

6 posted on 03/28/2023 6:52:02 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro

The US propaganda is not as effective as Goebbels because they have failed to successfully follow some basic rules:

—Charismatic leader—Bidet is an obvious fail

—Keep it simple—multiple propaganda threads at the same time confuses the public

What they have been best at:

—Create an enemy and demonize them/it—”Putin”, “white racism”, “the un vaccinated”, “extremism”, “fake news outlets”, “election deniers”, “birthers”, “Trump supporters”, “hate”, “climate deniers”, “conspiracy theorists” etc.

German propaganda was only allowed to focus on two enemies at a time—”Jews” “Communists”. Goebbels intentionally avoided attacking the US and Britain specifically, just talked about them as ruled by “Jews” and “Communists”. That kept focus and avoided confusion.

What Goebbels did correctly and most who copied him have not replicated is how he handled failure/defeat. He did not pretend it was a victory when it was not—instead he either avoided the subject or focused on how the German people would overcome difficulties in the future.

Both Soviet and current Western propagandists tend to just double down on their lying when things go badly. That is a bad idea because more and more folks get personal experience that contradicts the propaganda—which undermines all of the propaganda environment.


7 posted on 03/28/2023 7:04:01 AM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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