Disinformation: How It Works
Brandon Smith
08/09/2012

This article from Zero Hedge is very interesting. It is a long read, but IMHO well worth it. There is a nice over view of various types of disinformation including those used on the internet and a complement to Rev's post on Alinsky.

"There was a time, not too long ago (relatively speaking), that governments and the groups of elites that controlled them did not find it necessary to conscript themselves into wars of disinformation.
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With the advent of anti-feudalism, and most importantly the success of the American Revolution, elitists were no longer able to dominate information with the edge of a blade or the barrel of a gun. The establishment of Republics, with their philosophy of open government and rule by the people, compelled Aristocratic minorities to plot more subtle ways of obstructing the truth and thus maintaining their hold over the world without exposing themselves to retribution from the masses. Thus, the complex art of disinformation was born.
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The best way to disarm disinformation agents is to know their methods inside and out. This gives us the ability to point out exactly what they are doing in detail the moment they try to do it.
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The truth is precious. It is sad that there are so many in our society who have lost respect for it; people who have traded in their conscience and their soul for temporary financial comfort while sacrificing the stability and balance of the rest of the country in the process.
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The human psyche breathes on the air of truth. Without it, humanity cannot survive. Without it, the species will collapse, starving from lack of intellectual and emotional sustenance."

http://www.alt-market.com/articles/964-d...on-how-it-works or

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/disinformation-how-it-works

GREAT POST, THANKS !!

VERY CRUCIAL POST AND ISSUE.

THX THX.