37 Tips for Navigating a Society That Is Full of Propaganda and Manipulation

37 Tips for Navigating a Society That Is Full of Propaganda and Manipulation

For as long as there has been human language, humans have been using it to manipulate one another. The fact that it is possible to skillfully weave a collection of symbolic mouth noises together in such a way as to extract favors, concessions, votes and consent from other humans has made manipulation so common that…

The Only Obstacle to a Healthy World Is Government Secrecy and Propaganda

The Only Obstacle to a Healthy World Is Government Secrecy and Propaganda

If people in power were no longer able to hide secrets and spin lies about what’s going on in the world, all of our major problems would come to an end. Because secretive and manipulative power structures are the source of all of our major problems. If the public could see what’s actually happening in…

As Long as Mass Media Propaganda Exists, Democracy Is a Sham

As Long as Mass Media Propaganda Exists, Democracy Is a Sham

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll has reportedly found that a majority of Americans believe the completely discredited narrative that the Russian government paid Taliban-linked fighters to kill the occupying forces of the US and its allies in Afghanistan. “A majority of Americans believe that Russia paid the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan last year…

US Used Media Agency to Covertly Aid Hong Kong Protesters, But Tell Us How ‘Foreign Meddling’is a Threat to ‘Our Democracy’

US Used Media Agency to Covertly Aid Hong Kong Protesters, But Tell Us How ‘Foreign Meddling’is a Threat to ‘Our Democracy’

Even as Washington designated the Chinese media as a hostile foreign agent, its own propaganda agency was funneling money to the Hong Kong protesters. In a fitting twist, this was revealed by partisan leakers with an ax to grind. “US has been exposed for funding last year’s Hong Kong protests,” declared columnist Alex Lo in…