Posted on 08/19/2024 3:02:11 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
[T]he Left in America has engaged in cultural warfare – a “whole of society” revolution to destroy Western civilization. Critical Theory, wokeism, DEI, and ideas about gender fluidity – these are all distortions of reality deployed to change our system of values, beliefs, attitudes, and preferences. Leftists believe that by doing so, they will cause existing social structures to crumble. They think anarchic socialism will then become viable, emerging from the chaos of a society without order/values.
The following ten are among the techniques of influence the Left uses regularly. The list is by no means exhaustive, nor without a degree of overlap. Some methods are as old as time, but some are unique to Marxists. Awareness of them could help thwart the Left’s malign intentions.
Manipulation of language:
In his essay ‘Politics and the English Language,’ as well as in the novel 1984, George Orwell described how communist dictatorships have used language for controlling people by manipulating perception.
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Rewriting history: “The first battlefield is to rewrite history. Take away the heritage of a people and they are easily persuaded,” Marx wrote. It’s a chillingly true observation, and explains why Leftists lay so much stress on presenting history so that it molds public opinion in their favor.
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Gaslighting: This psychological maneuver uses cognitive dissonance to sow doubt and guilt, and makes people question their memories, perceptions, judgment, and reality.
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DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim/Offender): This is a technique typical of cultural Marxists. When parents objected to drag queen story hours in schools, Leftists responded by saying drag queen hour only “engages” children in meaningful activity (denial).
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Identity politics: This involves claiming power or entitlement based on race, ethnicity, sex, or sexual identification, and is usually accompanied by assertions of victimhood.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
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The only good commie is a dead commie.
What is interesting is that Marx was a hard-core racist. He hated black people yet American blacks willingly follow his ideology which is devoted to putting them back on a (government-run) plantation.
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Excellent article.
“Gibs me dat” trumps a lot of things. Only the leadership of BLM make any claim of Marxist ideology, and I doubt they care about his views on race. It may just bolster their belief that they’re owed reparations. Redistribution: Uncle Karl would have wanted it that way.
Their first and last technique is lying.
The basis for low IQ.
Childish, yes, but remarkably effective.
Neutralizes a lot of pushback from our side, and allows them to carry on unimpeded most of the time.
Very true!
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