To: Political Junkie Too
I have books and some government manuals on PR and propaganda. Techniques like peer pressure and using group dynamics work all too well when I'm in a warm hall full of people, or outdoors in a crowd listening to a speaker (or Dave Matthews and Sheryl Crow).
I am not sure the same dynamics work when I'm sitting with my laptop, dog, and pajamas. For me, and I suspect for many others, being presented with a poll and a definitive conclusion like All Moderate Libertarians Support Lieberman makes me want to check out the facts.
There's a new dynamic at work, I hope, one that will lead to more honesty in the flow of information. This example is quite heavy-handed, the "scandal" involving Kos is a bit more subtle, and the effect of Hillary and Kerry hiring leftist "bloggers" to do their online wetwork has yet to be exposed (but I'll work at it).
37 posted on
07/27/2006 5:46:24 AM PDT by
DBrow
To: DBrow
I am not sure the same dynamics work when I'm sitting with my laptop, dog, and pajamas. For me, and I suspect for many others, being presented with a poll and a definitive conclusion like All Moderate Libertarians Support Lieberman makes me want to check out the facts. What you say is true for most people here at FR. By its very nature, it attracts people who are politically aware and who are seeking out information for themselves.
But, you have to remember that the MSM nightly broadcast news still reaches 10's of millions of people each night, while FNC is still around a million (on average) with the other cables far behind. It's those other people who hear the news as background noise that are influenced by these tactics.
-PJ
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