Disinformation Tactics: The Methods Used To Keep You In The Dark
55 Comments »By Giordano Bruno
Neithercorp Press – 02/04/2010
There was a time, not too long ago (relatively speaking), that governments and the groups of elites that controlled them did not find it necessary to conscript themselves into wars of disinformation. Propaganda was relatively straightforward. The lies were much simpler. The control of information flow was easily directed. In fact, during the early Middle-Ages in most European countries commoners were not even allowed to own a Bible, nor was the Bible allowed to be interpreted from Latin to another language, let alone any other tome that might breed “dangerous ideas”. This was due in large part to the established feudal system and its hierarchy of royals and clergy. Rules were enforced with the threat of property confiscation and execution for anyone who strayed from the rigid socio-political structure. Those who had theological, metaphysical, or scientific information outside of the conventional and scripted collective world view were tortured and slaughtered. The elites kept the information to themselves, and removed its remnants from mainstream recognition, sometimes for centuries before it was rediscovered.
With the advent of anti-feudalism, and most importantly the success of the American Revolution, elites were no longer able to dominate information with the edge of a blade or the barrel of a gun. The establishment of Democracies (and Democratic Republics), with their philosophy of open government and rule by the people, compelled Aristocratic minorities to plot more subtle ways of obstructing the truth and thereby maintaining their hold over the world without exposing themselves to retribution from the masses. Thus, the complex art of disinformation was born. The technique, the “magic” of the lie, was refined and perfected. The mechanics of the human mind and the human soul became an endless obsession for the elites.
The goal was malicious, but socially radical; instead of expending the impossible energy needed to dictate the very form and existence of the truth, they would allow it to drift, obscured in a fog of contrived data. They would wrap the truth in a “Gordian Knot” of misdirections and fabrications so elaborate that they felt certain the majority of people would surrender, giving up long before they ever finished unraveling the deceit. The goal was not to destroy the truth, but to hide it in plain sight.
In modern times, and with carefully engineered methods, this goal has for the most part been accomplished. However, these methods also have inherent weaknesses. Lies are fragile. They require constant attentiveness to keep them alive. The exposure of a single truth can rip through an ocean of lies, evaporating it instantly. In this article, we will examine the methods used to fertilize and promote the growth of disinformation, as well as how to identify the roots of disinformation and effectively cut them, starving out the entire system of fallacies once and for all.
Media Disinformation Methods
The mainstream media, once tasked with the job of investigating government corruption and keeping elitists in line, has now become nothing more than a PR firm for corrupt officials and their Globalist handlers. The days of the legitimate “investigative reporter” are long gone, and journalism itself has deteriorated into a rancid pool of so called “TV Editorialists” who treat their own baseless opinions as supported fact.
The elitist co-opting of news has been going on in one form or another since the invention of the printing press, however, the first methods of media disinformation truly came to fruition under the supervision of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who believed the truth was “subjective” and open to his personal interpretation. Hearst’s legacy of lies and sensationalism lives on in the Hearst published magazine ‘Popular Mechanics’, who accuse the growing 9/11 Truth Movement of outrageous “conspiracy theory” while at the same time consistently publishing articles about UFO sightings and secret government flying saucer programs.
As we will show, this strange juxtaposition of mixed signals and hypocritical accusations is characteristic of all purveyors of disinformation.
Some of the main tactics used by the mainstream media to mislead the masses are as follows:
Lie Big, Retract Quietly
Mainstream media sources (especially newspapers) are notorious for reporting flagrantly dishonest and unsupported news stories on the front page, then quietly retracting those stories on the very back page when they are caught. In this case, the point is to railroad the lie into the collective consciousness. Once the lie is finally exposed, it is already too late, and a large portion of the population will not notice or care when the truth comes out. A good example of this would be the collusion of the MSM with the Bush administration to convince the American public after 9/11 that Iraq had WMDs, even though no concrete evidence existed to prove it. George W. Bush’s eventual admission that there had never been any WMDs in Iraq (except chemical weapons which the U.S. actually sold to Saddam under the Reagan / Bush administration) was lightly reported or glazed over by most mainstream news sources. The core reason behind a war that has now killed over a million people was proven to be completely fraudulent, yet I still run into people today who believe that Iraq had nukes…
Unconfirmed Or Controlled Sources As Fact
Cable news venues often cite information from “unnamed” sources, government sources that have an obvious bias or agenda, or “expert” sources without providing an alternative “expert” view. The information provided by these sources is usually backed by nothing more than blind faith. A recent example of this would be the Osama Bin Laden audio tapes which supposedly reveal that the Christmas “Underwear Bomber” was indeed Al-Qaeda:
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/osama-bin-laden-addresses-president-obama-audio-tape/story?id=9650267
The media treats the audio tape as undeniable fact in numerous stories, then at the same time prints a side story which shows that the White House cannot confirm that the tape is even real:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60N16I20100124
If the White House cannot confirm the authenticity of the tape, then why did the media report on its contents as if it had been confirmed?
Calculated Omission
Otherwise known as “cherry picking” data. One simple piece of information or root item of truth can derail an entire disinfo news story, so instead of trying to gloss over it, they simply pretend as if it doesn’t exist. When the fact is omitted, the lie can appear entirely rational. This tactic is also used extensively when disinformation agents and crooked journalists engage in open debate.
Distraction, and the Manufacture of Relevance
Sometimes the truth wells up into the public awareness regardless of what the media does to bury it. When this occurs their only recourse is to attempt to change the public’s focus and thereby distract them from the truth they were so close to grasping. The media accomplishes this by “over-reporting” on a subject that has nothing to do with the more important issues at hand. Ironically, the media can take an unimportant story, and by reporting on it ad nauseum, cause many Americans to assume that because the media won’t shut-up about it, it must be important! An example of this would be the recent push for an audit of the Federal Reserve which was gaining major public support, as well as political support. Instead of reporting on this incredible and unprecedented movement for transparency in the Fed, the MSM spent two months or more reporting non-stop on the death of Michael Jackson, a pop idol who had not released a decent record since “Thriller,” practically deifying the man who only months earlier was being lambasted by the same MSM for having “wandering hands” when children were about.
Dishonest Debate Tactics
Sometimes, men who actually are concerned with the average American’s pursuit of honesty and legitimate fact-driven information break through and appear on T.V. However, rarely are they allowed to share their views or insights without having to fight through a wall of carefully crafted deceit and propaganda. Because the media knows they will lose credibility if they do not allow guests with opposing viewpoints every once in a while, they set up and choreograph specialized T.V. debates in highly restrictive environments which put the guest on the defensive, and make it difficult for them to clearly convey their ideas or facts.
TV pundits are often trained in what are commonly called “Alinsky Tactics.” Saul Alinsky was a moral relativist, and champion of the lie as a tool for the “greater good;” essentially, a modern day Machiavelli. His “Rules for Radicals” were supposedly meant for grassroots activists who opposed the establishment, and emphasized the use of any means necessary to defeat one’s political opposition. But is it truly possible to defeat an establishment built on lies, by use of even more elaborate lies, and by sacrificing one’s ethics?
Today, Alinsky’s rules are used more often by the establishment than by its opposition. These tactics have been adopted by governments and disinformation specialists across the world, but they are most visible in TV debate. While Alinsky sermonized about the need for confrontation in society, his debate tactics are actually designed to circumvent real and honest confrontation of opposing ideas with slippery tricks and diversions. Alinsky’s tactics, and their modern usage, can be summarized as follows:
1) Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.
We see this tactic in many forms. For example, projecting your own movement as mainstream, and your opponent’s as fringe. Convincing your opponent that his fight is a futile one. Your opposition may act differently, or even hesitate to act at all, based on their perception of your power.
2) Never go outside the experience of your people, and whenever possible, go outside of the experience of the enemy.
Don’t get drawn into a debate about a subject you do not know as well as or better than your opposition. If possible, draw them into such a situation instead. Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty in your opposition. This is commonly used against unwitting interviewees on cable news shows whose positions are set up to be skewered. The target is blind-sided by seemingly irrelevant arguments that they are then forced to address. In television and radio, this also serves to waste broadcast time to prevent the target from expressing his own positions.
3) Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules.
The objective is to target the opponent’s credibility and reputation by accusations of hypocrisy. If the tactician can catch his opponent in even the smallest misstep, it creates an opening for further attacks.
4) Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.
“Ron Paul is a crackpot.” “Dennis Kucinich is short and weird.” “9-11 twoofers wear tinfoil hats.” Ridicule is almost impossible to counter. It’s irrational. It infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage. It also works as a pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.
5) A good tactic is one that your people enjoy.
The popularization of the term “Teabaggers” is a classic example, it caught on by itself because people seem to think it’s clever, and enjoy saying it. Keeping your talking points simple and fun keeps your side motivated, and helps your tactics spread autonomously, without instruction or encouragement.
6) A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.
See rule number 6. Don’t become old news. If you keep your tactics fresh, its easier to keep your people active. Not all disinformation agents are paid. The “useful idiots” have to be motivated by other means. Mainstream disinformation often changes gear from one method to the next and then back again.
7) Keep the pressure on with different tactics and actions, and utilize all events of the period for your purpose.
Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new. Never give the target a chance to rest, regroup, recover or re-strategize. Take advantage of current events and twist their implications to support your position. Never let a good crisis go to waste.
8) The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.
This goes hand in hand with Rule #1. Perception is reality. Allow your opposition to expend all of its energy in expectation of an insurmountable scenario. The dire possibilities can easily poison the mind and result in demoralization.
9) The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition.
The objective of this pressure is to force the opposition to react and make the mistakes that are necessary for the ultimate success of the campaign.
10) If you push a negative hard and deep enough, it will break through into its counterside.
As grassroots activism tools, Alinsky tactics have historically been used (for example, by labor movements) to force the opposition to react with violence against activists, which leads to popular sympathy for the activists’ cause. Today, false (or co-opted) grassroots movements use this technique in debate as well as in planned street actions. The idea is to provoke (or stage) ruthless attacks against ones’ self, so as to be perceived as the underdog, or the victim. Today, this technique is commonly used to create the illusion that a certain movement is “counterculture” or “anti-establishment.”
11) The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.
Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem. Today, this is often used offensively against legitimate activists, such as the opponents of the Federal Reserve. Complain that your opponent is merely “pointing out the problems.” Demand that they offer a solution.
12) Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.
Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. The targets supporters will expose themselves. Go after individual people, not organizations or institutions. People hurt faster than institutions.
The next time you view an MSM debate, watch the pundits carefully, you will likely see many if not all of the strategies above used on some unsuspecting individual attempting to tell the truth.
Internet Disinformation Methods
Because the MSM’s bag of tricks has been so exhausted over such a long period of time, many bitter and enraged consumers of information are now turning to alternative news sources, most of which exist on the collective commons we call the internet. At first, it appears, the government and elitists ignored the web as a kind of novelty, or just another mechanism they could exploit in spreading disinformation. As we all now well know, they dropped the ball, and the internet has become the most powerful tool for truth history has ever seen.
That being said, they are now expending incredible resources in order to catch up to their mistake, utilizing every trick in their arsenal to beat web users back into submission. While the anonymity of the internet allows for a certain immunity against many of Saul Alinsky’s manipulative tactics, it also allows governments to attack those trying to spread the truth covertly. In the world of web news, we call these people “disinfo trolls.” Trolls are now being openly employed by governments in countries like the U.S. and Israel specifically to scour the internet for alternative news sites and disrupt their ability to share information.
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Raw_obtains_CENTCOM_email_to_bloggers_1016.html
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090104/FOREIGN/882042198/1002
Internet trolls, also known as “paid posters” or “paid bloggers,” are increasingly being employed by private corporations as well, often for marketing purposes. In fact, it is a rapidly growing industry.
Trolls use a wide variety of strategies, some of which are unique to the internet, here are just a few:
1) Make outrageous comments designed to distract or frustrate: An Alinsky tactic used to make people emotional, although less effective because of the impersonal nature of the web.
2) Pose as a supporter of the truth, then make comments that discredit the movement: We have seen this even on our own forums — trolls pose as supporters of the Liberty Movement, then post long, incoherent diatribes so as to appear either racist or insane. Here is a live example of this tactic in use on Yahoo! Answers.
The key to this tactic is to make references to common Liberty Movement arguments while at the same time babbling nonsense, so as to make those otherwise valid arguments seem ludicrous by association.
In extreme cases, these “Trojan Horse Trolls” have been known to make posts which incite violence — a technique obviously intended to solidify the false assertions of the notorious MIAC report and other ADL/SPLC publications which purport that constitutionalists should be feared as potential domestic terrorists.
3) Dominate Discussions: Trolls often interject themselves into productive web discussions in order to throw them off course and frustrate the people involved.
4) Prewritten Responses: Many trolls are supplied with a list or database with pre-planned talking points designed as generalized and deceptive responses to honest arguments. 9/11 “debunker” trolls are notorious for this.
5) False Association: This works hand in hand with item #2, by invoking the stereotypes established by the “Trojan Horse Troll.”
For example: calling those against the Federal Reserve “conspiracy theorists” or “lunatics”. Deliberately associating anti-globalist movements with big foot or alien enthusiasts, because of the inherent negative connotations. Using false associations to provoke biases and dissuade people from examining the evidence objectively.
6) False Moderation: Pretending to be the “voice of reason” in an argument with obvious and defined sides in an attempt to move people away from what is clearly true into a “grey area” where the truth becomes “relative.”
7) Straw Man Arguments: A very common technique. The troll will accuse his opposition of subscribing to a certain point of view, even if he does not, and then attacks that point of view. Or, the troll will put words in the mouth of his opposition, and then rebut those specific words. For example: “9/11 truthers say that no planes hit the WTC towers, and that it was all just computer animation. What are they, crazy?”
Sometimes, these strategies are used by average people with serious personality issues. However, if you see someone using these tactics often, or using many of them at the same time, you may be dealing with a paid internet troll.
Government Disinformation Methods
Governments, and the globalists who back them, have immense assets — an almost endless fiat money printing press — and control over most legal and academic institutions. With these advantages, disinformation can be executed on a massive scale. Here are just a handful of the most prominent tactics used by government agencies and private think tanks to guide public opinion, and establish the appearance of consensus:
1) Control The Experts: Most Americans are taught from kindergarten to ignore their instincts for the truth and defer to the “professional class” for all their answers. The problem is that much of the professional class is indoctrinated throughout their college years, many of them molded to support the status quo. Any experts that go against the grain are ostracized by their peers.
2) Control The Data: By controlling the source data of any investigation, be it legal or scientific, the government has the ability to engineer any truth they wish, that is, as long as the people do not care enough to ask for the source data. Two major examples of controlled and hidden source data include; the NIST investigation of the suspicious 9/11 WTC collapses, in which NIST engineers, hired by the government, have kept all source data from their computer models secret, while claiming that the computer models prove the collapses were “natural”. Also, the recent exposure of the CRU Climate Labs and their manipulation of source data in order to fool the public into believing that Global Warming is real, and accepting a world-wide carbon tax. The CRU has refused to release the source data from its experiments for years, and now we know why.
3) Skew The Statistics: This tactic is extremely evident in the Labor Department’s evaluations on unemployment, using such tricks as incorporating ambiguous birth / death ratios into their calculation in order to make it appear as though there are less unemployed people than there really are, or leaving out certain subsections of the population, like those who are unemployed and no longer seeking benefits.
3) Guilt By False Association: Governments faced with an effective opponent will always attempt to demonize that person or group in the eyes of the public. This is often done by associating them with a group or idea that the public already hates. Example: During the last election, they tried to associate Ron Paul supporters with racist groups (and more recently, certain Fox News anchors) in order to deter moderate Democrats from taking an honest look at Congressman Paul’s policies.
4) Manufacture Good News: This falls in with the skewing of statistics, and it also relies heavily on Media cooperation. The economic “Green Shoots” concept is a good example of the combination of government and corporate media interests in order to create an atmosphere of false optimism based on dubious foundations.
5) Controlled Opposition: Men in positions of power have known for centuries the importance of controlled opposition. If a movement rises in opposition to one’s authority, one must usurp that movement’s leadership. If no such movement exists to infiltrate, the establishment will often create a toothless one, in order to fill that social need, and neutralize individuals who might have otherwise taken action themselves.
During the 1960’s and 70’s, the FBI began a secretive program called COINTELPRO. Along with illegal spying on American citizens who were against the Vietnam conflict or in support of the civil rights movement, they also used agents and media sources to pose as supporters of the movement, then purposely created conflict and division, or took control of the direction of the movement altogether. This same tactic has been attempted with the modern Liberty Movement on several levels, but has so far been ineffective in stopping our growth.
The NRA is another good example of controlled opposition, as many gun owners are satisfied that paying their annual NRA dues is tantamount to actively resisting anti-gun legislation; when in fact, the NRA is directly responsible for many of the compromises which result in lost ground on 2nd amendment issues. In this way, gun owners are not only rendered inactive, but actually manipulated into funding the demise of their own cause.
6) False Paradigms: Human beings have a tendency to categorize and label other people and ideas. It is, for better or worse, a fundamental part of how we understand the complexities of the world. This component of human nature, like most any other, can be abused as a powerful tool for social manipulation. By framing a polarized debate according to artificial boundaries, and establishing the two poles of that debate, social engineers can eliminate the perceived possibility of a third alternative. The mainstream media apparatus is the key weapon to this end. The endless creation of dichotomies, and the neat arrangement of ideologies along left/right lines, offers average people a very simple (though hopelessly inaccurate) way of thinking about politics. It forces them to choose a side, usually based solely on emotional or cultural reasons, and often lures them into supporting positions they would otherwise disagree with. It fosters an environment in which beating the other team is more important than ensuring the integrity of your own. Perhaps most importantly, it allows the social engineer to determine what is “fair game” for debate, and what is not.
Alinsky himself wrote: “One acts decisively only in the conviction that all the angels are on one side and all the devils on the other.”
One merely needs to observe a heated debate between a Democrat and a Republican to see how deeply this belief has been ingrained on both sides, and how destructive it is to true intellectual discourse.
Stopping Disinformation
The best way to disarm disinformation agents is to know their methods inside and out. This gives us the ability to point out exactly what they are doing in detail the moment they try to do it. Immediately exposing a disinformation tactic as it is being used is highly destructive to the person utilizing it. It makes them look foolish, dishonest, and weak for even making the attempt. Internet trolls most especially do not know how to handle their methods being deconstructed right in front of their eyes, and usually fold and run from debate when it occurs.
The truth, is precious. It is sad that there are so many in our society that have lost respect for it; people who have traded in their conscience and their soul for temporary financial comfort while sacrificing the stability and balance of the rest of the country in the process. The human psyche breathes on the air of truth, without it, humanity cannot survive. Without it, the species will collapse in on itself, starving from lack of intellectual and emotional sustenance. Disinformation does not only threaten our insight into the workings of our world; it makes us vulnerable to fear, misunderstanding, and doubt, all things that lead to destruction. It can lead good people to commit terrible atrocities against others, or even against themselves. Without a concerted and organized effort to diffuse mass-produced lies, the future will look bleak indeed.
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Special thanks to AgentOgden for helping with the arduous task of compiling the numerous disinfo-tactics being used today.
See Also:
Controlling The Minds Of The Masses: How It Is Done And Why
Sheeple: Why They Are The Way They AreFor further reading on Alinsky debate tactics, some of which goes a bit beyond the scope of this article, please see this piece on the “Alinsky Method” variation of the Delphi Technique, as well as this summary of Alinsky’s “Rules for the Ethics of Means and Ends” which is highly pertinent to the subject of moral relativism.
“Internet trolls most especially do not know how to handle their methods being deconstructed right in front of their eyes…”
This is a little ‘Alinsky tactic’ of our own, we call it pwnage!
Here’s the secret: be so much smarter, wiser and more informed than your opposition, that no matter what kind of deceptive crap they try to pull, you crush them all the same.
This is the advantage of having the truth on your side. Use it!
Not only does it demoralize the enemy, but it also has the double effect of showing others, by example, exactly how to detect and neutralize these cowards.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cz4vcQKWfA
I think George Carlin had something to say here about the elite…enjoy the laugh,cover your kids ears.
An interesting example we can watch in progress. Turn Foxnews on today and view its coverage of the teabaggerconvention. On what planet would continuous coverage of -600- people learning how to use facebook and set up a PAC be considered actual news? I watch to see what both factions of the S&MSM is up to and I’m rarely surprised-divide us and keep the peoples’ eyes off the real ball. It may be a demicorp ploy to divide the republicorps! Thanks Gio
I just want to know something: How can Barack Obama get a nobel prize for doing squat for the world and this guy, Giordano Bruno, a brilliant and articulate writer who writes the most beautiful, the most understandable, the most truthful article on Planet Earth, isn’t showing up anywhere but here.
…and they say crime doesn’t pay. I’m just not feeling like thats true these days.
I’ve seen these “trolls” out and about. They do exactly as this article describes. Also, there is at least one site I used to frequent that I had often thought might have been operated by some kind of agency. The owner/s themselves lost their credibility with me and several others.
NetRanger is right!! But I think it takes time for someone to get their work circulated enough. There are millions of sites, but eventually Bruno’s work will get more known, I think. I saw one of his posted someplace (besides my little wee site) and I think it was global research, but not sure now.
Bruno,
You should submit your work to some of the older and well known truth sites!! If you haven’t already.
destiny
I’ve ran into and know a couple “teabaggers”. The ones I know are big fans of O’Reilley, Limbaugh, and Hannity. That says it all!
c.h.
We actually have been getting picked up regularly by some pretty big names. Infowars showcased a few of our articles, Coast to Coast, Steve Quayle, Kevin Trudeau, Gerald Celente’s website, numerous gold and silver investment sites, etc.
We exceeded our bandwidth for the first time last month and had to expand it.
I think we have plateaued though for now, mainly because I can only write so much per month, lol! If there were four of me putting out new articles daily instead of weekly we would probably have double our traffic, which is actually very good right now. We just need to bite the bullet and find another couple writers who are willing to work for free (like the rest of us)and who fit the dynamic of the site.
I didn’t realize there was more to the site until today. I found the collectivism film and the forum, so I ended up staying awhile in your site!!
But, it just takes time, and you’ll link up with some writers eventually. (maybe mention it at top of site?…just a thought).
I Love this site! It is REAL NEWS! i can’t stand to watch the news or read newspapers because I see through all the shit they are trying to make us eat. Giordano is a fabulous writer, He is engaging and makes his reader think, his arguments are well organized and very strong and he backs up all of his information with source data. I really enjoy reading his articles and i will try to show this site to all my friends and hopefully they will see the flawed logic of the mass media and these corporate elitists. This post doesn’t really contribute to the article at all, i just wanted to express my thanks.
Giordiano,I just got rid of all my mining stocks, got right out of the market and bought bullion extra food,ammo etc in preparation for collapse of the dollar and the theft of our paper assets. I gave up a potential fortune in mining shares.Guess I am looking for some validation in this move as I’m the only one I know doing this. Thanx everybody thinks I’m nuts Thanx
Robb, I follow the markets and say: all investing now should be “lunch money” only. Gamble for fun with money you can afford to loose. The casino was closed to regular folk a number of years ago. With Goldman Sachs front running, the use of computer models (trading programs) and no SEC oversight, it’s game over for little-guy. “They” play with our money, then take it when they want.
But there are still potentials for making a little in our new Depression. Divide as best you can between real estate, metals and cash. I know some feel like the dollar is going to vaporize (and it may) but if it doesn’t, the deflation that’s coming will help the $ and even loosing Reserve status, it would take a while to unwind. Watch for the PIGS to fall over (Portugal,Ireland, Greece and Spain), it could tank the euro and trust me the handful of Gringotts that run the planet still love to play in their money trough and will keep it alive as long as they can suck more wealth out. But there are a few drippings that can be lapped up by us.
When I say real estate, I mean hard and tangible stuff- your personal dirt and actual stuff to put on the dirt (supplies, equipment, food, etc). I am holding my; gold mining stocks, oils and etf’s, but again it’s all computerized now so if the markets blow-no one gets their $ anyway and I like to gamble, even though I know the “house” will get it in the end!
Robb:
I guess it depends on which mining stocks you choose, at least for now. I’ve been getting reports that gold mining is on a major down-swing and the gold supply is waning. I’m actually not sure exactly how that would effect mining stocks, since I can’t recall a moment in recent history when gold mines were losing so much production. The price of physical should go up, but paper gold and mining stocks may go down.
Spot gold is probably going to look precarious for the next few months, mainly because of the danger in the Eurozone. The dollar will remain steady but probably will not go near the levels it was at right after the housing bubble collapsed. Basically, everyone is waiting to see what the BRIC nations do about the dollar, and what the Fed does about interest rates. Those two things will have to be decided this year, and they will determine whether you should invest a little and ride the (short lived) wave of profits, or if you should stay away entirely. I think erring on the side of caution and saving what you have is the best plan, but I’m have little risk appetite when it comes to finance. Some people (like destiny) enjoy a little leap now and again. Just don’t bet the farm, you’ll likely need it later…
im a newcomer to this whole ‘alternative media’ phenomenon having only come accross it all by pure chance around 9 months ago…..it certainly is facinating reading but having spent nearly 30 years of my life being brainwashed by mainstream media i cant help but feel stuck between a rock and a hard place in terms of what it is i should believe…….the fact of the matter is that the vast majority of people in the world are still completely oblivious to anything outside of mainstream media and when i bring up stuff ive read about on your site or other sites with people unfamiliar with it, they think im going completely mad!
so i was wondering if you could point me in the direction of a well known or established, credible web-site/s where i can get reliable alternative media information …….
i have to say im in need of convincing having followed various alternative news stories during the past year only to find them end up in a cul-de-sac….eg- what the hell ever happened to this H1N1 outbreak i kept reading about that was supposed to lead to a higher death toll than the spanish flu virus before WW1?
take it easy
patrimus:
I guess it depends on your definition of “credible”. Some sites LOOK credible because they spend a lot of money in web design to appear that way, meaning, they design their sites to have the feel of an MSM source, which people are psychologically used to.
In my view, the most credible sites are those that support their positions with source data and verifiable links. This is what separates a “blog” or editorial from a bona fide web article, or any other legitimate media for that matter.
We always back our articles with numerous sources and evidence, which in my humble opinion, gives us extensive credibility. Showing your friends and family an article from Neithercorp is effective because regardless of their knee jerk reactions or disagreements we almost always have a mountain of evidence provided which you can use to help them see the truth. There are also a few other websites out there that do this.
The general rule is, if they support their arguments with verifiable source data, they are legit, and worth showing to your friends. If not, then it will be a waste of time.
Btw, this article on the Swine Flu hoax might answer many of your questions:
“The Tide Turns Against Swine Flu Vaccine Propaganda”
http://neithercorp.us/npress/?p=180
The thing about truth is that you must be open to hearing it and most people are so deeply set in their belief systems (be it political or religious), that they are unwilling or unable to find the truth. The truth is out there for everyone to find, but we must be willing to accept that perhaps we’ve been deceived or fooled for most of our lives by people we have trusted. It’s quite devastating to come to that conclusion (I know because I’ve been there). Most people don’t know how to handle that sort of psychological upheaval. Most people cannot take their ego out of the mix to listen and find the truth.
Karen:
You may be surprised to find how many people are actually aware of the truth instinctively, and are desperately waiting for someone to verify that truth in a way they understand. I know I have been surprised by people I have talked to in the past who I thought would be completely closed off to the truth, when in reality, they just didn’t know where to start looking. Its all in how the information is presented.
Ranting and sermonizing at people definitely does NOT work, from my experience. Calmly and rationally going over the facts and having ample evidence to support your position tends to work much better. If that doesn’t work, then there’s not much you can do.
There is a subsection of people in this world who will refuse to see the truth right up until it puts them in a suplex, then they are forced to pay attention….
Arm yourself with big scary facts-things that are rarely reported.
Two great sites are
http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/
It’s a contrary financial site with articles from global economists-loaded with really scary stuff-like the reality of our financial situation.
Also
http://www.naturalnews.com
(Gio may have that link) There are great articles about health trends, some opinion too, but enough info to shock you into a Vegan stupor.
Mr. Bruno ~ thank you for for being a ‘watchman’ and having this site and information available, in an easy to understand and follow manner. It was only 3 months ago that I even began to have my ‘eyes opened’ to what is, and has been, going on in the world. In my case it began with a strong feeling that I should consider Joseph’s example in Egypt, and do likewise ~ though I had no clue as to why. Now that I do ~ I’m preparing to the extent of my abilites ~ both as a nurse and a single mother ~ for whatever my own particular purpose may be.
I’ve only read about a dozen or so of your articles thus far ~ but what I have has been very enlightening. Your article regarding signs to watch for that may signal an imminient collapse, I think may be particularly beneficial. That is one which I feel the need to print and distribute to as many of my friends as I think might even consider it. So far have had little success in helping anyone else ‘see’, besides my adult daughter ~ that there is any reason to make preparations at all. Perhaps what you’ve written will help me with that.
You wrote about a possible definition of ‘evil’, that I found insightful. A personal experience led me to understand the defintion of ‘narcissistic personality disorder’. It is chilling ~ and I’ve wondered if that also, might not be considered a definition for evil?
One other thing ~ which I only began to wonder about yesterday ~ was in regards to what an economic collapse of our country ~ will mean for Israel? As a Christian ~ I’ve been wary of considering how what is happening in the world now ~ might relate in any way to Biblcal prophecy. I think that’s been done in error far to often in the past. While I may question what ~ if any ~ role America may have in prophecy ~ it seems pretty clear to me that Israel plays a large part in it. Do you think that our destruction/collapse, will lead to the ‘attempted’ destruction of Irael also ~ seems to me that it would. Am I going out on a limb here ~ or may we indeed be looking at events which are far more significant even than the collapse of our own country?
Karen, this is my opinion, so please take it as such, but as we do around here, it’s based on facts and study and history.
If you want to resolve any feelings about Israel, ask instead “How are the Palestinians doing”? You wont get many details in the MSM, but they are being tortured and slaughtered. Their land is being stolen and the people are living through a nightmare of barbed wire, food rationing, and genocide at the hands of the Israel.
This subject is better eased into without the full weight of the history of Israel’s behavior, actions and motives dropped in your lap. I will try and locate a map of what Palestine looked like before Israel arrived and the meager territory they have left. It is very telling. We should all be “chosen” and allowed to live without tyranny in our own lands. It’s much darker than you may want to believe.
It is a false history you’ve been handed.
Giordano,I got out of the market[ my personal opinion] because the plunge team can’t control the markets on the present gold price, the eroding commercial real estate and upcoming rollover in derivative contracts,increasing deficit etc. So they are artificially suppressing the gold price right now to buy some time to pull off some caper ie.another 911 or whatever to plunge the markets and introduce Special Drawing Rights as the new currency. I feel this will happen anytime after March 08,for sure by November 2010. Like you, I put a small percentage back in the market on a mining stock that just won’t stay down. I ve studied contrary investing for 6 years now. I wish that I had discovered your articles earlier. Your writing is, to excuse the phrase, precision bombing, right on the target with no collaterol damage or confusion left in it’s wake. I hope you do not mind that I will post now and then, although sparingly, since there are others who would like to post also.Thank you.
karen:
http://palestinethinktank.com/2006/05/10/the-shrinking-map-of-palestine/
thanks for the reply… the more recent posts have gone a bit off topic so id like to get back to this whole ‘control of the MSM’…..
firstly i suppose id just like to clarify a couple of points…..are you saying that almost all of the content in the MSM is being controlled? ie, what we see, hear and read about is only what ‘the powers that be’ or the ‘global elite’ (or whatever you want to call them) want us to know………..what we watch on CNN, FOX, the BBC etc has all been carefully ‘censored’ or ‘screened’ to only contain what these elitists what you to see/know – eg hearing about m jackson on CNN almost exclusively for 4 weeks and then the haitian earthquake for 3 weeks, 9/11 ect ect…….
my point of concern is this – who exactly is it thats doing the controlling? if MSM is being controlled, doesnt that imply that every network and show on every channel around the world comes under this blanket? now that to me sounds like a mammoth undertaking……..are we saying that the daily content of CNN etc is always censored? again, by who? every single news article released by the Associated Press and Reuters has been screened by the global elite???the man-power this would require would be staggering…..
also, just a quick question on a particular website i have come accross that u may be familiar with – projectcamelot.org ………now, some of the content this website has is altogether mind-blowing! there’s talk of martian bases on mars, stargates, mk ultra soldiers, aliens that live in bases underground on our earth, weather wars ect ect ect……!!!
the stuff of fantasy or reality?
anyway, ill leave it there……
cheers
Hello. buy a G.E super radio approx $50.00 and listen to the airwaves-the clearchannel 50 thousand watt flame thrower stations. the big name talk radio hosts, left or right- they come from a common mold, i have listened to these carbon based life forms and have noted that there programs are sometimes spliced together from diffrent days, but still about the same topic!! the day to day differences in peoples voices – emotions cannot be hidden— a high quality radio makes it e-z to hear. Ever hear of back-masting? Its commonplace in recorded music– I often wonder about the other media outlets– just a passing thought, Thanks for your time.
Patrimus:
We definitely are not implying that every news story goes across the desk of a Global elitist. What we are saying, is that there is a culture of censorship in the media. Most journalists know that there are certain stories that you don’t write because the editors will never approve them. A good example of this would be the RBGH scandal. Two reporters from Fox News attempted to do a story on findings that the Monsanto produced hormone found in milk causes cancer. They made the story, presented it to their editors, and were refused. They fought to get the story on the air, and were eventually fired. Watch the film “The Corporation” for more info on this and many other incidences of media censorship.
The Council on Foreign Relations is the main branch of the Bilderberg Group which handles control of media. The heads of nearly all major news sources, including Time Magazine, are members of the CFR. You don’t have to control the entire news apparatus to control most information, you just need to have the heads of each major network and newspaper in your pocket. Maybe a few dozen people at most.
I suggest you look into the CFR carefully. Their history and their influence on news and politics in this country is mind boggling.
Patrimus:
As far as the alien stuff goes, I only believe in what I can prove. I can prove that elites like those in the Bilderberg Group are influencing politics and media because they admit to it in their own white papers and books. If someone can show me a real live alien, then I’ll believe in them too. Until then, I think all that stuff is distraction, and often used by disinfo agents. They attempt to associate real research like ours with UFO’s in an attempt to dissuade people from looking at our evidence objectively. Its an old trick, but in some cases it still works. Its basically a modern method of associating your enemies with mental illness, so that no one will bother to listen to them regardless of how factual their position is.
ahhhhhhhh……….now its becomming clearer………the jigsaw pieces are beginning to form a bigger picture……..have a read of this article -
http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/NWO/Council_Foreign_Relations.htm
……..wonderfully written and sums up the history of the CFR excellently ………..
so whats their next step? WW3? having the u.s army conquer afghanistan and pakistan? those countries have borders with china and russia so u.s occupancy wouldnt go down well with those 2 countries at all………
maybe in 2012 we will indeed see a huge change in the world instigated by these fools at the helm……..all very interesting and thought provoking unlike ‘americas got talent’ or whatever other drivel the masses are preoccupied with………..hmmmmmmmmmm…….
cheers
Pat, here’s a very simple “follow the money/flow of information exercise to see the motives of MSM.
General Electric owned NBC, GE makes its real money producing war related items for its massive defense contracts. NBC generates hours of news daily. GE is a soulless corporation, war is its lifeblood, it owned media.
Look at the billions spent on advertising by the pharmaceutical companies during all news programming, do you think you’ll see any reports on vaccines that actually kill us? The major networks have their “old, tired medical corespondents” relaying the press releases they’ve received from big pharma and rigged research.
News is business, it makes money through advertising.
Rupert Murdock is a jew, do you think there is any true journalism regarding Israel going on at any of his media outlets?
Major Western Media are controlled by fewer than -10-corporations. It is distraction, choosing what the masses hear/see, protecting/promoting its real interests and making advertising $$$.
Dear Sirs:
Ok…I think you are a troll.
The anti-global warming comment was your “plant” of misinformation…
Man man global climate extremes is real and its not about some tax issue.
Cat Pro
Cat Pro:
Global Warming has been exposed as fraudulent by the climate gate e-mails. You can read all about it here:
http://neithercorp.us/npress/?p=205
This is why the Copenhagen Summit failed. They had been caught red handed.
You don’t seem to understand the definition of “Troll”. A troll is someone who obscures a proven truth with smoke and mirrors. A troll is not someone who promotes the truth and backs it with source data as we have.
The primary rule one should follow when dealing with web debate is that one should know what he/she is talking about before hand. It appears as though you need to do a little more homework, Cat Pro…..
Thank you for a thoughtful and illuminating article. I especially like the Alinsky tactics. I think a bunch of the conservative MSM bimbos are really blowing their cover since they seem to be drawing attention to Alinsky more and more in a negative light – even doing so while using the precise methodologies you outline.
Wow! This conversation got interesting! It went all over the place into areas unconnected to the source article and I didn’t even help. *snif*. I am not needed anymore.
:(
Netranger:
Yeah, too bad the article was posted by a couple of sites without noting that we were the source, lol! Otherwise the conversation would be much bigger…..
Geez, I need a vacation….
the one thing that continues to baffle me is this……it would seem that these global elitists have more money and personal wealth than they know what to do with…..they also appear to have a ridiculous amount of power….so what the hell is their driving force??? – do they just want even MORE power and money???? is that it?? – is it simply ego and greed??? are they simply abusing their positions just because they can?? they have absolutely no regard for humanity and its future??? it all sounds like a crappy hollywood blockbuster that i would have switched off 20 minutes in due to the pure insanity of it all……….
I AGREE WITH NET RANGER
#4 NetRanger says:
February 5th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
I just want to know something: How can Barack Obama get a nobel prize for doing squat for the world and this guy, Giordano Bruno, a brilliant and articulate writer who writes the most beautiful, the most understandable, the most truthful article on Planet Earth, isn’t showing up anywhere but here.
…and they say crime doesn’t pay. I’m just not feeling like thats true these days.
IT AIN’T OVER TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS.
Patrimus:
Check out our article “Here In The Long Solemn Dark: An Examination Of Global Elitism”
http://neithercorp.us/npress/?p=214
It goes into the psychology of elitism and why they do what they do. Basically, they have a philosophical imperative set around the concept of moral relativism and heraldry, combined with a sense of unmatched superiority. They really do believe they are smarter than most of humanity, and have a “genetic manifest destiny” to rule over us. Insane, evil, perhaps a mixture of both…..
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Dear MR. G,
With the greatest respect for your Blogg and the tenents of your “Deception” article I can only state that your understanding of the Climate issue is incorrect.
I believe the following are more credible than you on the issue:
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2009/10/climate-cover-up-a-brief-review/
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/12/50-reasons-why-global-warming.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news
The question becomes, in debates such as these; “What information resource do you trust?”
I trust the climate scientists and their responses to the “climate gate” issues.
Why do you trust the biggest and most well funded disinformers on the internet?
Cat Pro
Cat Pro:
The Articles you provided get their information from the CRU. The CRU was caught RED HANDED manipulating the source data of their computer models in emails which they ADMIT are theirs. The head of the CRU, Phil Jones, even resigned because of the exposure of the lie. For years the CRU has refused to release the source data for their experiments. Can you show me the SOURCE data which proves they weren’t lying about global warming… ?
Dear Mr. G,
An interesting exchange…thanks for considering my point of view.
As for: “Can you show me the SOURCE data which proves they weren’t lying about global warming… ?” The answer is no. But interestingly the very tactic of asking a non-climate scientist a question like that means that you want to control the debate on your terms.What do you think you are going to do with a spreadsheet from a real scientist anyways?
The issue remains. Is climategate the smoking gun proving global climate change is concocted?
I think not:
http://climateprogress.org/2009/12/20/climategatefurther-reading-of-stolen-emails-reveals-scientists-searching-for-the-truth/
Cat Pro
Catpro:
No, the issue remains, are the experiments from the CRU which they claim prove the existence of global warming legitimate? In order to know this, we have to look at the source data. If we are not allowed to see the source data, then we are required to take the CRU’s “word” that they are telling the truth. Science is not based on blind faith, it is based on verifiable facts.
The Climate gate emails show that in their computer modeling, they deliberately manipulated data to get the results they wanted. If they (or anyone else) wants to prove that this is some kind of “misunderstanding”, then they will have to show the public the source data. Without the source data, there is no reason to trust the CRU.
I love this article, its very informative.
So anyway, lay off the “tea-baggers”. I’m one of them actually. We had at least a million in Washington on 9/12 and many more millions at home who wished they could be there. While many of them may not be super well informed or eloquent, their heart is in the right place. We are working toward shrinking our government and reducing its power over the people. How can that be a bad thing in light of how corrupt our system is?
A large group of Americans who think the Constitution is a wonderful thing and who distrust those in power is a positive large group of Americans. If you run into one of these folks, don’t look down your nose at them, educate them. They will likely receive what you say with wide-eyed enthusiasm.
Don’t underestimate what’s going on in this country. Our founders, (though I’m sure many of you distrust them) built antibodies into our system, and they are currently kicking in. It will be a difficult fight, no doubt, but the Tea Party movement is a step in the right direction. We the people need to unite against the criminals who run our country. Not mock one another for watching Fox News or not knowing about some esoteric information. The passion and the heart of this movement is the most important thing. Especially when we have a population as dumbed down as ours.
On Glenn Beck. I think he’s a double agent. He’s definitely working for the elites. But I think he’s trying to give mainstream America as much good info as he can without getting himself killed by his globalist overlords. Overall, he’s a good guy. He encourages his viewers to do their own research, to study history, and to look within themselves for answers rather than trusting him. How can someone who encourages that kind of behavior be completely sold out to the evil forces in our world? Certainly, if somebody were to listen to and follow Glenn’s requests for self-education, they would become exactly the opposite of what the globalist elites desire us to be. Wouldn’t you say?
Stay strong.
Get close to God, he’s up there, just ask Steve Quayle.
Self-educate.
Love one another as you would desire to be loved.
Resist evil and complacency at all costs.
SHB:
Thanks, and I agree that having a Tea Party movement of some kind is better than having nothing at all. I was going to the Tea Parties when only 50 to a hundred people were showing up and no one knew who we were.
I think that a lot of us original Tea Party goers are just a little annoyed that Fox News, after calling us extremists and terrorists, thinks it can suddenly jump right in and co-opt our movement like they loved us the whole time.
However, I’m almost certain it will backfire. Think of how many former neo-cons will now be exposed to information from the Liberty Movement. People who would have put their blinders on otherwise. I say, let FOX try to take over. In the end, the Liberty Movement is centered on Libertarian / Truth Movement ideals, and they’ll never be able to turn it towards Neo-con / Socialist agendas. If anything, they will end up unknowingly helping us….
giordano……….
i had a read of your previous article about the global elite and what drives them as i find it hard to believe that any group of people with that much power and wealth could be solely in it for ‘evil’ purposes………..but the more i think about it and the more i read about it, its looking like its the only logical conclusion……
i have travelled around the world to nearly 50 different countries and it is apparent to me that there is a shocking lack of education in the world….most people simple never realize their potential as humans, they never really ‘wake-up’…..they just dont seem to be able to think for themselves and just go with the flow instead of embracing life and thinking outside of the box…..the masses are perfect victims for these nihilistic elitists, highly susceptable to the brainwashing techniques they are using……..
these elitists seem to believe they have more intelligence than the masses, more wisdom and awareness – and in a way they do…….its like the novel ’1984′ or something out of the matrix…..
but they are forgetting about a small subgroup including myself that is caught in the middle of this cross-fire…..people that are waking up or have woken up to the true nature of reality on earth…..
i have studied philosophy, science, psychology, religion in the hope of finding an answer to the question of ‘what is the meaning of it all in the grand scheme of things?’……..i have come to the conclusion that the most we can ever know is that we know nothing for certain….no-one has all the answers….no-one knows the ulitimate nature of reality……
i will conclude by saying that all we can hope for is that there is some meaning to it all and that these idiots in power will face some form of divine retribution for their heinous actions upon humanity…….
all we can do is hope, love and promote self awareness/knowledge and peace…….
you are preaching to the convered mr. bruno! haha
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read this
Pentagon Report Calls for Office of ‘Strategic Deception’
By Noah Schachtman
http://www.deepjournal.com/p/43/a/en/2524.html
The Defense Department needs to get better at lying and fooling people about its intentions. That’s the conclusion from an influential Pentagon panel, the Defense Science Board (DSB), which recommends that the military and intelligence communities join in a new agency devoted to “strategic surprise/deception.”
Tricking battlefield opponents has been a part of war since guys started beating each other with bones and sticks. But these days, such moves are harder to pull off, the DSB notes in a January report (.pdf) first unearthed by http://www.InsideDefense.com. “In an era of ubiquitous information access, anonymous leaks and public demands for transparency, deception operations are extraordinarily difficult. Nevertheless, successful strategic deception has in the past provided the United States with significant advantages that translated into operational and tactical success. Successful deception also minimizes U.S. vulnerabilities, while simultaneously setting conditions to surprise adversaries.”
The U.S. can’t wait until it’s at war with a particular country or group before engaging in this strategic trickery, however. “Deception cannot succeed in wartime without developing theory and doctrine in peacetime,” according to the DSB. “In order to mitigate or impart surprise, the United States should [begin] deception planning and action prior to the need for military operations.”
Doing that will not only requires an “understanding the enemy culture, standing beliefs, and intelligence-gathering process and decision cycle, as well as the soundness of its operational and tactical doctrine,” the DSB adds. Deception is also “reliant … on the close control of information, running agents (and double-agents) and creating stories that adversaries will readily believe.”
Such wholesale obfuscation can’t be done on an ad-hoc basis, or by a loose coalition of existing agencies. The DSB writes that ”to be effective, a permanent standing office with strong professional intelligence and operational expertise needs to be established.” I wonder: what would you call that organization? The Military Deception Agency? Or something a bit more … deceptive?
more info here……
a citizens guide to understanding corporate media propaganda techniques
http://earthblognews.blogspot.com/2010/01/citizens-guide-to-understanding.html
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Hi there Bruno, I´m currently writing a book and would appreciate using at least some of this brilliant article, with full credit of course.
If you could respond via email, it would be most appreciated. Some great writing here.
Thanks,
helen
Ooops, sorry meant to say Giordano.
cheers,
helen
Thanks for this. Nicely done. I started a blog called Shoe08 after the journalist threw his shoes at Bush. I believe that was the best, most honest moment of journalism in a long time, and I heaved a sigh of relief, knowing there are others out there that feel the way I do.
Hey Everyone, this is a nice site.. nice to see more and more people are being exposed to the truth…I was awakened a few years ago and have been helping friends and family since..just a quick comment for those interested in what it all means and wondering if there is a God… I suggest the Bible, Steve Quayle’s site, the OVERIDING theme of most propagandic exposure blasting out of hollywood lately( every other movie is about “aliens”). Pray and ask the Lord to reveal His truth. He will.
Giordano,
thanks for a GREAT stuff !
I have re-posted it with link to this original page.
I see that you write extensively on similar subject matters. perhaps you might consider producing something more in the same style. particularly I would be very interested to see anything related to logical Fallacies used in Media. I think not so many people are aware of these things yet, and even those who know a bit about fallacies – hardly pay attention to those used in Media.
best regards !
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Excellent and brilliant site, well done. Keep bringing your light into the darkness, hats off to you..