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How Do You Know If You Are Being Propagandized?...

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..Into Believing Something You Seriously Doubted? (Most Americans Don't Recognize Propaganda Technique  Even When They Are Soaking It Up.) Sign Interpretations Below* Don't kid yourself; propaganda works. You are not immune, no matter how smart you think you are. Propaganda changes minds, creates and strengthens beliefs. Nobody's immune, but you can keep a good guard up. First you must recognize when you are being targeted. How to KNOW when it's propaganda Basics of Propaganda A Big Lie Work Best.  (And somebody REALLY wants you to believe it.) Repetition Makes Lies Believable.  (Almost hypnotic with enough repetition.) So How Do You Spot It Every Time? It's as Simple as "Rate and Count"  RATE the misinformation for "bigness." Is it:          1. A white lie          2. Mixed lie/truth          3. Major exaggeration          4.  "Big lie" Whopper Roughly COUNT the...

Grrrr!

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OK, now you've made me mad. (Again) I 've said a few times in this collection of mini-commentaries that the Right seems to be nastier than the Left. Check this out. And since Ann Coulter is the cause of my current madness, be advised I said this about her over a decade ago: The Mother Superior of demonizers on the right is Ann Coulter. Her new book "The Church of Liberalism - Godless" paints all "Libs" with one tar soaked brush. She could have worked for any of the great Demonizers of the past. She would have been a star of the Inquisition or - need I say it - she would have been a fine lieutenant for Joseph Goebbels. She gets the right wing Medal of Honor for slimy propaganda. She is the Big Lie boogie queen. I.e., there isn't much new for me to add except to double down on the "big lie" part. It's the same kind of lie she (and Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage, et al) tell all the time, puking untruthful generalities about at least h...