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Sunday, April 30, 2017
Moon of Alabama — Dumb And Vile - Independent Falls For Prank, Smears Other Journalists
Those familiar with the street theater of the Sixties — remember the Yippies? — will recognize this pranking as street theater aimed at further gas lighting to counter the alighting of government propaganda spread by corporate media and covert psyops.
When the truth is coopted by government there are several ways of addressing it and one is to further undermine truth using the media itself. Then the public becomes unsure of what to believe.
Dangerous game, but as they say, "All's fair in love and war."
Not just for April 1 anymore.
ReplyDeleteThose familiar with the street theater of the Sixties — remember the Yippies? — will recognize this pranking as street theater aimed at further gas lighting to counter the alighting of government propaganda spread by corporate media and covert psyops.
ReplyDeleteWhen the truth is coopted by government there are several ways of addressing it and one is to further undermine truth using the media itself. Then the public becomes unsure of what to believe.
Dangerous game, but as they say, "All's fair in love and war."