Propaganda for control

Propaganda for controlMain techniques employed to control thought One step at a timeGradual Change

Ultimate goal = to convince people to act AND believe in single cause:- Community, Identity, Stability - BNW- Unity, unity, unity Hugo Chavez- Arbeit Macht Frei - 1933-45 Nazi Concentration Camps Work will set you free.- Realizing Human Sustainability and Progress the Zeitgeist Movement

Unity of purpose, solidarity of thought, and conformity of action is desired result.

WHY? = $ and/or Power for groups, corporations, individualsHOW do you move masses of people in one direction?

Change the dialogue

1. In-group/Out-group Bias

2. Vilify

To make it easier for us to accept violating the rights of others

Authority builds on out-group bias and explicitly turns the out-group into villains.Extremists have controlled the debate on guns for many years. They will do all they can to preserve a bloody status quo. The irrationality of their approach must be exposed and their power broken.http://observer.com/2012/12/appoint-a-gun-czar-now-mr-president/http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2002915780_guns07.html3. Use pejorative words, even if they are unnecessary or conclusoryUsed in conjunction with vilification to inspire distaste in audienceEscalates conflictOften part of ad hominem attacksInstead of saying someone has an "arrest record" - it is a "criminal arrest record

OR simply state conclusion intended:

The government fingerprinted a "suspected militant fleeing Somalia." He was "fleeing"? How do we know that?

Samples of Propaganda on Gun Control

Samples of Propaganda on Gun Control

Analysis of Propaganda: PopulationsFinland = 5,387,000 Australia = 22,620,600 England/Wales = 56,000,000 Spain = 47,190,493Germany = 81,726,000 Canada = 34,482,779Total = 247,406,872/545 (2.2%)U.S. = 313,914,040 (3.1%)

Analysis of PropagandaStudies across countries - exploit the large variation in crime rates and other conditions Weaknesses: questionable comparability; contain differences in definitions and reportingDifferent social, economic, and political contexts like social norms what constitutes murder, for example, versus self-defenseFBI Violent Crime DataIn 2011 = 1,203,564 violent crimes nationwide, a decrease of 3.8% from 20105- and 10-year trends: the 2011 total was 15.4% below the 2007 level and 15.5% below the 2002 levelAggravated assaults = 62.4%Robbery = 29.4%Forcible rape = 6.9%Murder = 1.2% (14,442)Firearms = used in 67.7% murders (9,777)

.81% of violent crimes in U.S. committed with gun

Demographics By CountryFinland = Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.6%Australia = White 92%, Asian 7%England/Wales = White 91% Spain = Native Mediterranean/Nordic 88%, Immigrant mix 12%Germany = German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%U.S. = White 79.96%, Hispanic 15.1%, Black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%

Still Not Enough Info to Make Accurate Analysis Among CountriesMISSING INFO ON:Economic statusFamily makeupPolitical systemsCrime reporting trendsAge and crime statisticsUrban and rural crime statistics

People reporting statistics can be misrepresenting them:On purposeBy accident

Result = You make decision on incomplete/false basisSO WHAT?4. Draw on Highly Emotional Events

GUN CONTROLPATRIOT ACTFEMA FAILURE

CITIZENS DEMAND ACTION!!!5. Acknowledge Counter-arguments But Minimize ThemIgnore counter-arg. makes ppl suspiciousCreate straw-man arg. Example: (Sections 213 + 215) Patriot Act 2001, et al, provides law enforcement with the tools to counter terrorism in U.S.At passage of law, politicians said would not be used against U.S. citizens.Execution of warrant can proceed w/o notification, thus violating search + seizure lawLaw enforcement can access personal records if they suspect criminal activity. Law enforcement officers not prosecutable for production of evidence as result of searches.Use of Patriot Act Against U.S. CitizensFBI issues itself National Security Letters (NSLs) without warrants from court8,500 NSLs issued in 2000 but approximately 192,000 issued between 2003-2006. All of the NSLs led tooneterror conviction, and in that case, theNSL wasnt even needed.As of October 12, 2012: Boston, MA police officers make video recordings of peaceful demonstrations and track activists as well as the internal workings of political groups--even when there is no indication of criminal activity or a threat to public safety.

Automated License Plate Readers to Drone Surveillance issues drive ACLU concerns over privacywww.aclu.org But, if you have nothing to hide, then you dont have to worry about the government reading your emails, gathering evidence about your online purchases, or watching your movements from a cam on a drone.STRAW MAN ARGUMENT: WHY?Its weak and it is not the real issue.Goalposts move: in other words, what is ok today, may not be ok tomorrow.Maybe I dont want Uncle Sam to know I am gay, or I practice voodoo, or that I read dystopian novels or how I crave Godiva chocolates or that I buy handmade shoes from Pakistan. What could possibly go wrong here?6. Avoid providing evidence

US Debt Growth In Past 50 Years

Current: $16,433,791,850,294.042010: $13,178,317,356,215.732004: $7,379,052,696,330.321999: $5,656,270,901,615.431994: $4,692,749,910,013.321989: $2,857,430,960,187.321984: $1,572,266,000,000.001979: $826,519,000,000.001974: $475,059,815,731.551969: $353,720,253,841.411964: $311,712,899,257.301959: $284,705,907,078.22Discretionary spending is spending most likely to be cut rather than mandatory spending that includes Social Security and interest on the national debt. Landrieu avoids this distinction and attacks to divert attention.7. Create improper connections between claims and evidenceBasketball star Bill Walton of the Boston Celtics, recovering from an ankle injury, says that adding meat to his diet turned his life and game around. The 6ft.11in. hoopster was plagued by health problems as a vegetarian throughout his career. But last year, he played 80 out of 82 games as a meat-eater - a record for him.

"Adding meat to his diet helped make him physically stronger," says Jeff Twiss, an officer of the Celtics. "The doctors convinced him he needed meat."

Correlation Does Not Imply Causation

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