Posted on 08/12/2007 6:05:31 AM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4
Distance learning for civilian irregular PSYOP auxiliaries and virtual information militia.
America is not at war. The Marine Corps is at war. America is at the mall.
Contemplate that. Does that sting? Are you uncomfortable with the implications? Are you frustrated that more has not been asked of you? Would you like to do more but don’t know what you could do? Well, bookmark this and come back to it when you have some free time and brainpower and a cup of coffee.
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Of course, if you don’t believe victory is possible, or are scared to death of victory, you are excused. Thanks for stopping by. Have a nice life.
This post is an overview of the program of instruction which I intend to present between now and General Petreaus’ Dog & Pony Show next month. Somebody more qualified than myself should have seen the need and filled it by now, but nobody has stepped up so I am presumptious enough to take it upon myself. The Good Guys are running out of time. Somehow or another the American people must be persuaded to give them more time.
Americans have short attention spans, little patience, and small tolerance for failure. Any rag tag and bobtailed gang of Ali Babas can defeat the world’s only superpower by exploiting those characteristcs. They can’t beat our troops in kinetic combat. They don’t have to. They just have to convince the voters that victory is not worth the cost and politicians will pull the plug for short-term electoral gain. Convincing the enemy that he can’t win works. Our enemy is doing that to us.
The counterpropagandist must know the terminology of propaganda, disinformation, misinformation, opposing information, the counter propaganda process, propaganda analysis, preventative actions, propaganda techniques, and counter propaganda techniques. Still want to be one? Stay tuned.
How much do you want word of this spread out? Should we be looking to invite folk that have shown willingness to fight the good fight? How about posting on other blog comments and forums with info about this?
I guess I mean, advertise or no?
Sorry AnnaZ, meant that to Cannoneer.
ping
Present and accounted for.
Advertise.
“Advertise.”
Roger that.
I agree completely that the US needs to be engaged in actively countering the steady drip-drip-drip and occasional firehose (think Abu Ghraib or the alleged Koran flushing) of negative news.
The enemies of our country, in concert with the worldwide liberal media who both knowingly (Reuters, AP and CBS) and unknowingly contribute to their goals, are well aware of this weakness and seek to exploit it.
bump watching
Thanks for the ping!
Nice. If this is going to be a ping list, count me in.
Bump for later reading!
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Cannoneer has put together a blog site dedicated to the program.
http://cannoneerno4.wordpress.com/
Today’s post on the blog explains the objective and the reason for it. “School of the Counterpropagandist”
In the comments for that post, there’s the beginning of an information resource list.
1 Inform yourself as to the Who, What, Where, Why. So that you don’t say silly things like “nuke mecca”.
2 Talk to people. Talk to family, friends, co-workers, when you hear someone saying something silly don’t be afraid to tell them (nicely) they’re wrong, and why.
3 print out articles and (by accident) leave them laying around for someone else to find.
Been doing that since the winter of ‘83.
Except for the nuke mecca part. Sometimes that’s not at all silly. When fighting an evil ideology, the primary source shouldn’t be taken off the table, just because the enemy might get offended. But that’s just me being me. Working as part of the effort here, I intend to play by the rules.
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