Consider this: Hate crime laws put a specific group to which the victim of a crime may belong above the individual. Why is that important? Who is the victim? Is it the group? No, the victim of a crime is the individual. Was the crime committed against that individual already an illegal act for which... Continue Reading →
Democracy! Freedom! Justice! Patriotic! Scientific! Love! What do all of these terms have in common? They all have a variety of meaning depending on context, intention and actual usage. They can all mean different things to different people. The propagandist relies on the comfort and familiarity of these words to put the intended audience at... Continue Reading →
Nancy Pelosi has rushed to defend the latest victims of Trump’s truth campaign. “Does he not believe in the spark of divinity, the dignity and worth of every person?” Her question/accusation speaks to the heart of the Left’s Achille’s Heel. They must give moral equivalence to everyone and everything that is not aligned with the... Continue Reading →
In a conversation with a couple of friends recently, I was asked why I am so adamantly opposed to collectivism. The reasons are quite simple. The underlying premise of all collectivism be it socialism, communism, fascism, democratic socialism, national socialism, progressivism, racial supremacy, religious primacy or whatever - relies on the concept of a class... Continue Reading →
The repertoire of the propagandist is actually quite limited but the myriad variations of this limited number of tools is astounding. As I mentioned in Part 1 of this series, the IPA delineated 7 specific devices or tactics employed by the propagandist. Here is that list again with a brief description of each: Name Calling... Continue Reading →
If you think fake news is anything modern or unprecedented, you have failed to listen to the voices of history. Fake news used to be called exactly what it is: propaganda. It is critical that we take a minute or two and step back from the loud cacophonous sounds of what passes for public debate... Continue Reading →
If you are not a male, stop talking about masculinity. There, I said it. I stand by it as well. If you are not a man, your only insight into masculinity is your narrow, personal subjective experiences with a minuscule representation of men. In other words, you don’t know anything about the topic beyond your... Continue Reading →
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