EDITOR—The panel also discusses Biden’s (the Empire’s) options in regard to the Israel/Palestine conflict. It’s clear the Empire, and especially the Biden admin ·from the p.r. standpoint) has only bad options. If Biden allows Netanyahu to go on genociding the Palestinian people, the reputational damage is enormous. If he orders him to stop, and freezes all financial and military support, he gets in trouble with the powerful Zionist lobby. Either way, it’s clear that the US, the EU and Israel have suffered already a major defeat in their propaganda war, with possible lasting consequences, and, despite their arrogant moves to amplify the war, such as in Yemen or Iran, they may end up losing the war or dragging the whole world into a nuclear confrontation.
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Who Are These Russians & Why Do We Hate Them? (MUST-SEE)
140 Mins plus readREGIS TREMBLAY—In this film, I document a historical and factual account of why America hates Russia and President Putin, beginning with Harry S. Truman dropping the Atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 to show Stalin and the Soviet Union “who was boss.” It continued at its height with Ronald Reagan calling it the “Red Menace,” “the evil empire,” and a “godless nation.” Every president since has demonized Russia, and since he was elected president of Russia in 2000, Vladimir Putin. The fact is, Russia is a peace-loving country and Russians only want the same things we want for our families: love, security, and a prosperous life. Russians, who lost 27 million people in WWII, more than all of the allied countries combined, abhor war and want peace and harmony between all nations.
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FIORELLA ISABEL—The Convo Couch host confirms that much of what Americans have been taught to think about Russia is categorically wrong, a disgusting lie to maintain a chronic state of tension and hostility toward Russia, her culture and her role in global affairs. This Big Lie, chiefly propagated by the Anglo-American ruling elites, has now put the world on the brink of a nuclear war.
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SOCIALIST RHETORICAL AND DIALECTICAL COMMUNICATION: OVERCOMING BRAINWASHING, PROPAGANDA, ENTERTAINMENT
57 minutes readBRUCE LERRO—How effective is the socialist left at winning over people in public meetings who are not already socialists? I would think that being socialists would make the people practicing socialism very good at being social. How true is this? There are two purposes in this article. One is to identify the similarities and differences between six forms of information control. The second part is to assess how good leftists are in using the two forms of control called “rhetoric” and “dialectic” at making their points. My claim is that the socialist left knows or cares little for these argumentation forms. This is one of many reasons why it is difficult to persuade or convince the public to become socialists or support socialist programs. These attempts could be in public gatherings such as rallies, city council meetings or in the workplace.
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Jacques Ellul: Controversies in the Rise of Propaganda
51 minutes readBRUCE LERRO—Is all propaganda covert or is some of it out in the open? Is propaganda about facts, interpretations or evaluations? Can propaganda be truthful in fact or is it all lies? How do propagandists treat their audience? What is propaganda’s relationship to political ideology? In other worlds do liberals, conservatives, fascists and socialists all use propaganda or do some use it more than others? Are propagandists Machiavellian, cynical manipulators behind the scenes or do they really believe in their propaganda? How fast does propaganda work? Is it a gradual process or does it impact its audience suddenly, like a conversion experience? Typically, propaganda is thought to exist in “authoritarian” states. But what about bourgeois representational “democracies”.