Trayvon and Zimmerman: The Structure and Elements of a Disinformation Campaign

American Thinker ^ | May 3, 2012 | Scott Swett

[Flotsam_Jetsome]

"Trayvon," of course, is Trayvon Martin, the black 17-year-old who was killed two months ago in Florida. "Zimmerman" is George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who shot him. Referring to Martin by his first name and Zimmerman by his last is just one small tactic in the national media campaign to make Martin's death an enduring symbol of white racism.

The Trayvon campaign is accurately described as "disinformation" because deception is a fundamental part of its planning, strategy, and implementation. Leftist disinformation campaigns are common but not widely understood. This article is intended to make them easier to recognize, and to provide a framework for additional research and investigation. Whether or not George Zimmerman was justified in pulling the trigger is outside the scope of this analysis.

[The Shrew]

This is from the comments section of the article at American Thinker:

But Rich Lowry, Editor of Natinal Review, stated authoritatively on March 23rd, that "Al Sharpton is right", the prosecutors are wrong, and George Zimmerman should be indicted. It was very impressive and Lowry promoted the virtue of his opinion on other sites, so all could see how serious National Review is about attacking white racism where it exists. Surely Rich Lowry, head of the conservative thought leader National Review, would not be suckered into believing Marxist propoganda manufactured by the same disreputable machine that created the Tawana Brawley and Duke Lacrosse lies. Or, is it the case that today's establishment conservatives in fact covet the acceptance of the very mainstream media that manufacture the Marxist propoganda Scott Swett so accurately describes in this post. Can political correctness be so powerful that it now determines National Reviews opinions on matters like this? And maybe even Presidential politics. Very sad to see the mighty and good fall so low.

Well stated!

TS

[Dead Corpse]

Oh... Ok. that makes everything all right. We've won a few skirmishes... So let's just keep doing what we've been doing. That'll work out well, right?

Yeah... About that...

[Carry_Okie]

So, we are fighting back.

I'll believe it when I see Al Sharpton in cuffs for inciting a riot and penniless after losing a defamation case along with the Media Matters and crew.

[zot]

Thanks for the ping. I’ve been looking forward to seeing this article.

[The Shrew]

It's an incredibly impressive article. It comprises the type of 'outside of the box' thinking that I would think Roger Aile's or a major publication would pay big bucks to have on their staff. Sorry, no such luck right now. Tell all hello for me. I'm doing my best to keep the faith. I hope life is well.

Regards,

TS

[RipSawyer]

I don’t think most countries on the dark continent offer EBT cards and such.

[DuncanWaring]

Preemptive Trayvonning.

[Interesting Times]

Disinformation analysis ping...

[abner]

Best article I have seen on this whole debacle. Thanks for writing it IT... I have to say, I read the article posted elsewhere first and only saw the author at the end of the piece. I wasn’t surprised to see it was IT. ;-)

[MikeSteelBe]

“It will be this “white backlash” that will suddenly be the critical problem, and reason enough for a martial-law type clampdown.”

Are there enough people in the police and military with the values like the group Oathkeepers to not confiscate firearms?

No wonder Obama wants a civilian police force as strong as the military.

Perhaps he will deputize New Black Pampers and the rest of “Holder’s people” as Federal police to create his own ghettostapo.

Crackers are the new Juden in America’s Warsaw ghetto.

If the war turns Civil, the side fighting for state’s rights will be on the right side this time.

I do not see another election fixing this Republic anyway, so such a good crisis should not go to waste.

Inspector Callahan said:

“There is nothing wrong with a little shooting, as long as the right people get shot.”

The problem with war is that too many of the wrong people end up getting shot. Jefferson understood this when he commented on the watering of liberty’s tree.

[MikeSteelBe]

Slaying the lies of liberals is fun, but there are too many people who just do not have the passion for truth.

There is no outrage because the re-education system in this country is a giant Marxist moron mill.

I got into the whole New Black Pamper voting case dismissal with a high school acquaintance of mine on Facebook. he sees himself as a most righteous, truth-seeking reporter. He does columns for some little librag out in Colorado.

He said the NBP voter case being thrown was no big deal because of slavery!?

He’s white, but the liberal, Marxist bigotry against anything rich/white/conservative is what a generation has been brainwashed with from grades K-12 and college.

[kabar]

Rick Santorum joined in calling it a heinous crime and essentially calling Zimmerman a murderer.

[The Shrew]

Rick Santorum joined in calling it a heinous crime and essentially calling Zimmerman a murderer.

You'll never hear me accuse Rick of being anything other than tall. I am not a fan.

TS

[The Shrew]

There is no outrage because the re-education system in this country is a giant Marxist moron mill.

What a great line! I think you should trademark it.

Regards,

TS

[Flotsam_Jetsome]

"All hypothetical, of course; just saying not to discount a 13% minority if they act together against an opposing force where only 13% participate."

How about if 13% of our military were to suddenly decide not to follow orders? Or worse?

Not to turn this into an "Obama" eligibility thread, but that is one of the scenarios that I've run through in my head as being a reason for the "powers that be" to want for that issue to not come to a head. Yet.

Now add sumultaneously with exposure of the usurpation fraud a Zimmerman exoneration, repudiation of "Obamacare" and another run on the banks/markets (others can posit additional elements) and it's not hard to envision a very, very dire set of circumstances arising very, very quickly for the Republic.

Timing, as they say, is everything.

[MikeSteelBe]

The whole Occupy Bowel movement is a hate crime against the wealthy.

Hating someone just because they are rich is as evil hating someone because of their race.

Liberals are the most ignorant, arrogant bigots on the planet.

I rank them on a moral scale right with Nazis and New Black Pampers.

[The Shrew]

The whole Occupy Bowel movement is a hate crime against the wealthy.

Hating someone just because they are rich is as evil hating someone because of their race.

Liberals are the most ignorant, arrogant bigots on the planet.

I rank them on a moral scale right with Nazis and New Black Pampers.

Hey, I'm ready for you to replace Sean Hannity right now. I think you vs Bob Beckel would be MUST SEE TV. Let's get you on air.

TS

[PapaBear3625]

All hypothetical, of course; just saying not to discount a 13% minority if they act together against an opposing force where only 13% participate.

You make an excellent point: a cohesive, highly motivated minority can defeat a majority which is mostly unmotivated and divided into factions. For generations now, any talk of "white solidarity" has been condemned as evil and racist.

Also, any conflict that starts out black-vs-white is quite likely to devolve into Right-vs-Left.

[PapaBear3625]

Allen West put out a statement calling the shooting "an outrage" and saying "The shooter, Mr Zimmerman, should have been held in custody and certainly should not be walking free".

[Flotsam_Jetsome]

Also, any conflict that starts out black-vs-white is quite likely to devolve into Right-vs-Left."

According to uselectionatlas.org "Obama" received (rounding) 69,500,000 votes nationally in 2008.

If only 1/2 of 1% of that number were to feel compelled to engage in mayhem, that would be 347,500 people all over the country wreaking havoc in some form or another.