Tuesday, August 20, 2019

How to spot propaganda. ISSFOODR mnemonic. Learn from a Master..


ISSFOODR,  A mnemonic for memory. Topic: historical propaganda. 

A. Mein Kampf lays out the steps to persuading the masses, which is us. 

Read Chapter VI and concoct your own mnemonic:  Here, the peculiar acronym ISSFOODR rises to the top.  W.   all are hungry for something, even to believe against our interest, because of persuasion tactics amok. 

1. I.       Induce--------------------- -Fear, identity loss; 
2. S.      Spin------------------------. Sloganeer;
3. S.      Scapegoat------------------ Sling the Big Lie; 
4. F.      Focus------------------------Forefront for the masses (us), ignore intellectuals;
5. O.     Obstruct-------------------- Obfuscate inconvenient facts;
6. O.     Oppose--------------------- Overcome the humanitarian, promote self; 
7. D.     Do not debate--------------Deny, deprive, distract, destroy
8. R.      Repeat----------------------Repeat.

B. Further study, Propaganda:  Compare and also absorb George Washington University's account: https://gspm.online.gwu.edu/blog/public-relations-and-propaganda-techniques/.

C. How to counter? Up to u.

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