Everything About the BBC/CNN Account of Tiananmen Square Is a Lie

Everything About the BBC/CNN Account of Tiananmen Square Is a Lie

• There was no “Tiananmen Square Massacre” as such. There was considerable loss of life in two-sided clashes in parts of Beijing adjacent to the square, but no firing into the crowd in the square of BBC/CNN tales. • If anything the Party’s reaction to the protest which shut down key portions of the capital city was…

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

32 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 Western Media Is Key to Syria Deceptions

The Western Media Is Key to Syria Deceptions

By any reckoning, the claim made this week by al-Qaeda-linked fighters that they were targeted with chemical weapons by the Syrian government in Idlib province — their final holdout in Syria — should have been treated by the western media with a high degree of scepticism. That the US and other western governments enthusiastically picked up those claims should…

How Media Propagandists Create “Symbolic” Meaning

How Media Propagandists Create “Symbolic” Meaning

In the information age, propaganda has become one of the most powerful forces in the world. And political factions, legacy news outlets, and special interest groups looking to manipulate societies to their wills use propaganda’s various tactics to advance their goals. Yet, if we can manage to understand the inner workings of these propaganda tactics,…