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I Think That ...
do you ever ask ...
who engineers your consent
... where your free will went
who engineers your consent
... where your free will went
Published 31st Mar 2019
| Edited 20th Sep 2020
Author's Note
Thinking about the creep Edward Bernays and all who follow in his path ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Engineering_of_Consent
(Also thinking I should take a break from haiku / senryu)
https://thebaffler.com/latest/cambridge-analytica-con-levine
(Also thinking I should take a break from haiku / senryu)
https://thebaffler.com/latest/cambridge-analytica-con-levine
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31st Mar 2019 4:35pm
31st Mar 2019 6:33pm
1st Apr 2019 8:46pm
Well asked - and an interesting Wiki link. I'm intrigued to know the extent to which (ie: how specifically targeted) the "hidden persuaders" can successfully engineer outcomes - or is it 'limited' to a more generalised swaying of mass public opnion.
2nd Apr 2019 7:52pm
I don't know the answer to that question but the outrage is that they try. The outrage is that this is happening in the background daily and is entirely unaccountable ... see
"Fake terrorism-related media: propaganda campaigns on behalf of government bodies
It was revealed on October 2, 2016 that the United States Department of Defense paid Bell Pottinger $540 million to create fake terrorist videos, fake news articles for Arab news channels and propaganda videos.[74][75]
An investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism revealed the details of the multimillion-pound operation. Bell Pottinger is understood to have been funded some $540 million from the US Department of Defence (DoD) for five contracts from May 2007 to December 2011, according to The Times and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.[76][77] Lord Bell confirmed Bell Pottinger reported to the Pentagon, the CIA and the U.S. National Security Council on its work in Iraq.[78]" from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Pottinger#Fake_terrorism-related_media:_propaganda_campaigns_on_behalf_of_government_bodies
You can see why they went through a managed demolition in South Africa.
"Fake terrorism-related media: propaganda campaigns on behalf of government bodies
It was revealed on October 2, 2016 that the United States Department of Defense paid Bell Pottinger $540 million to create fake terrorist videos, fake news articles for Arab news channels and propaganda videos.[74][75]
An investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism revealed the details of the multimillion-pound operation. Bell Pottinger is understood to have been funded some $540 million from the US Department of Defence (DoD) for five contracts from May 2007 to December 2011, according to The Times and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.[76][77] Lord Bell confirmed Bell Pottinger reported to the Pentagon, the CIA and the U.S. National Security Council on its work in Iraq.[78]" from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Pottinger#Fake_terrorism-related_media:_propaganda_campaigns_on_behalf_of_government_bodies
You can see why they went through a managed demolition in South Africa.
2nd Apr 2019 8:29pm
Interesting. I've seen some of the "fake terrorism" film bloopers but wasn't sure what to make of it. Given CIA etc track-record I'm not surprised.
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3rd Apr 2019 12:46pm
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3rd Apr 2019 7:00pm
thanks for your interest. If you're on twitter and you think it's any good ... tweet it.
