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Trayvon and Zimmerman: The Structure and Elements of a Disinformation Campaign
American Thinker ^ | May 3, 2012 | Scott Swett

Posted on 05/03/2012 2:01:19 AM PDT by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


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KEYWORDS: georgezimmerman; trayvon; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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To: Interesting Times

Thanks.

What I’d like to know is whether or not Martin had an arrest record. I Googled the phrase “Trayvon Martin’s arrest record” and got three hits. Really? In the whole history of the universe, it has only occurred to three people to ask about his arrest record?


61 posted on 05/03/2012 5:50:38 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Flotsam_Jetsome

“Timing, as they say, is everything. “

Absolutely. So is location. Not that everyone can move due to a variety of reasons but we moved just for these reasons. We still maintained the resources, such as jobs, as we wanted but we planned very carefully our move.


62 posted on 05/03/2012 5:54:42 PM PDT by CodeToad
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To: The Shrew; MikeSteelBe
The liberals would truly love to bring back the white racism of the early Twentieth Century. Such a turn would bring balance to their sick equation. The MSM can report bloated stories about the powder keg the nation is sitting on. The next the you know martial law is declared.

I've said for a long time that if racism didn't exist it would have to be created. Well, sports fans, the push is on.

63 posted on 05/03/2012 6:50:02 PM PDT by oyez ( Yomomacare going done once, going down twice, going---..)
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To: Flotsam_Jetsome
..1/2 of 1%..

Even less, especially when the MSM is only too willing to supply the drama.

64 posted on 05/03/2012 6:55:42 PM PDT by oyez ( Yomomacare going done once, going down twice, going---..)
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To: The Shrew

It’s comments like that, that makes me wish FR had a “like” button.


65 posted on 05/03/2012 7:05:01 PM PDT by hoosiermama
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To: Flotsam_Jetsome

Yes, timing is all. And of course, we couldn’t hold normal elections in the middle of a race war.


66 posted on 05/03/2012 7:56:36 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: CodeToad

Very good point about the two 13%s.


67 posted on 05/03/2012 7:59:12 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: MikeSteelBe

I just hope that we’re all out of the line of fire. Time to restudy the CW2 Cube, and especially ponder location.


68 posted on 05/03/2012 8:01:26 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Flotsam_Jetsome
Outstanding piece. Thanks for posting.

Recommended reading for all FReepers.

69 posted on 05/03/2012 8:23:25 PM PDT by okie01
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To: The Truth Will Make You Free
The media is the enemy. We also saw this so clearly when Palin was selected as VP.

America faces three sworn enemies:

1. Islamic terrorists.

2. The American left.

3. The Mainstream Media.

And, of these, the latter is by far the most dangerous. Were it not for the Mainstream Media, the other two enemies would've been defeated years ago.

70 posted on 05/03/2012 8:34:37 PM PDT by okie01
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To: Interesting Times

This is excellent disinformation analysis, the best I have seen. Thanks for writing it.


71 posted on 05/03/2012 9:18:26 PM PDT by zot
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To: Interesting Times

Thanks for the ping!


72 posted on 05/03/2012 9:25:13 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Interesting Times; All
Organizations exploit Trayvon Martin incident to push their COMMUNIST agenda
various sources | self

Posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 9:22:38 AM by ETL

Link:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2864372/posts

73 posted on 05/03/2012 10:21:12 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: okie01; Interesting Times
"Outstanding piece. Thanks for posting.

Recommended reading for all FReepers."

It truly is an outstanding piece of analysis. It was written by a fellow FReeper.

74 posted on 05/03/2012 10:50:44 PM PDT by Flotsam_Jetsome (If not you, who? If not now, when?)
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To: Flotsam_Jetsome

This should be required reading the first day of high school.


75 posted on 05/03/2012 11:54:44 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Ich habe keinen Konig aber Gott)
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To: Interesting Times

BTTT


76 posted on 05/04/2012 2:10:20 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: The Shrew

“Let’s get you on air.”

The negro nazi party would have me “Bonhoeffered”.


77 posted on 05/04/2012 4:10:21 AM PDT by MikeSteelBe (Austrian Hitler was, as the Halfrican Hitler does.)
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To: Travis McGee

“I just hope that we’re all out of the line of fire.”

That’s right, but the best place to be if the feces collides with the rotary air current generator is outside the “L” shaped kill zone manning a belt fed weapon.


78 posted on 05/04/2012 4:14:39 AM PDT by MikeSteelBe (Austrian Hitler was, as the Halfrican Hitler does.)
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To: oyez

“The liberals would truly love to bring back the white racism of the early Twentieth Century.”

Libtrash calling the TEA party racist is merely projection of their bigotry upon their betters.


79 posted on 05/04/2012 4:18:43 AM PDT by MikeSteelBe (Austrian Hitler was, as the Halfrican Hitler does.)
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To: okie01

Lucifer created Islam for diehard theists.

He created the left’s statism (Marxism/communism/socialism/progressivism) for diehard atheists.

That’s why they team up, because they are the bastard brothers of Satan.

God’s word calls the devil the “prince of the power of the air”, so the media is his enabler of evil.


80 posted on 05/04/2012 4:24:14 AM PDT by MikeSteelBe (Austrian Hitler was, as the Halfrican Hitler does.)
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