I spent time as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan 2010 building propaganda for various interest groups (DoD, State, USAID, various NGOs, etc.). The PSYOP doctrine is quite lengthy. I never believed they would use it against Americans. This was so naive of me. Fact is, all that prevents governments from doing this to their own people i…
I spent time as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan 2010 building propaganda for various interest groups (DoD, State, USAID, various NGOs, etc.). The PSYOP doctrine is quite lengthy. I never believed they would use it against Americans. This was so naive of me. Fact is, all that prevents governments from doing this to their own people is ethics, all the capacity is there to do so, it's just the will to lie and cheat your own people that needs to emerge. I can tell you, it did NOT work in Afghanistan. They had less cultural awareness, for sure, but also most people there were like, fuck off with your lies and fantastical stories that never materialize and only make YOU better off, not us. We need to react the same. Don'tet them tell you what to think. They aren't doing anything for you, it's all for them and their mission.
I spent time as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan 2010 building propaganda for various interest groups (DoD, State, USAID, various NGOs, etc.). The PSYOP doctrine is quite lengthy. I never believed they would use it against Americans. This was so naive of me. Fact is, all that prevents governments from doing this to their own people is ethics, all the capacity is there to do so, it's just the will to lie and cheat your own people that needs to emerge. I can tell you, it did NOT work in Afghanistan. They had less cultural awareness, for sure, but also most people there were like, fuck off with your lies and fantastical stories that never materialize and only make YOU better off, not us. We need to react the same. Don'tet them tell you what to think. They aren't doing anything for you, it's all for them and their mission.
Excellent point-- it fits with this quote that Charles Eisenstein's Substack started with in his Post " The Path will rise up to meet us"
' The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
– Mohandas K. Gandhi
Yes, and don't buy into or support lies. Communism lives on the lie. Fascism lives on the lie. Starve it by being scrupulous in telling the truth.