propaganda technique.

by refiners fire 6 Replies latest jw friends

  • refiners fire
    refiners fire

    Anybody studied propaganda?
    Ive got a very interesting book here called "propaganda" by Jacques Ellul. French master of propaganda analysis.
    on page 56 he speaks of a presentation technique called "innuendo"
    he says:"The mechanism of suggestion works best.Facts are treated in such a way that they draw their listener into an irresistible current.
    The public is left to draw its own obvious conclusions from a cleverly presented truth and the great majority comes to the same conclusion".
    They just say "2 plus 2 equals", and you say "4".
    Later they can claim they never said "4' themselves, YOU said it.

    Hows this on page 58:
    "The propagandist must insist on the purity of his own intentions
    and at the same time hurl accusations at his enemies. The propagandist will not accuse his enemies of just any misdeed, he will accuse them of the very intention he himself has and of trying to commit the very act he himself is about to commit".
    Sheesh!
    Anybody read the May 15th, or June 15th, 1922 Watchtowers recently?
    Therin Rutherford Lambasts "record falsifiers" and deceptive
    "archeologists" describing IN DETAIL the methods these decievers employ to mislead the public.
    Burn Rutherford..BURN.

    Hows this..portrait of a propagandee, the brainwashed, pages 166 thru 168, snippets:
    ""propaganda has created in him a system of certainties which may not be subjected to criticism...rigid responses...strict opposites,black and white...extraordinary compulsion to self justify...the projection of hostile motives to the outside world...ready made thoughts and stereotypes....his imagination can only extend to small variations within the fixed line".
    I could go on and on, but its interesting to note that this guy is writing about French political propaganda. Not the Jehovahs.

  • Mommie Dark
    Mommie Dark

    Reading this, I feel the same chill I felt when comparing Orwell's works to JWism.

    Thanks for this post.

    As always,
    MD

  • slipnslidemaster
    slipnslidemaster

    crimethinkstop.

    Slipnslidemaster:"The average person thinks he isn't."
    - Father Larry Lorenzoni

  • Dino
    Dino

    Excellent post, refiners fire. Thank you.

    BTW, isnt an innuendo an italian suppository? ; )

    Dino

  • refiners fire
    refiners fire

    page 155,156. under the heading "justification"

    The propagandist "is constantly pleading his case and working to find good reasons for what he has done...this process is unconscious..
    this leads to rationalization...he fabricates conclusions which explain his failures and give them the appearance of success...or he creates a scapegoat and blames another party for the failure".

    Good old Ray Franz.

  • refiners fire
    refiners fire

    hmmmm. page 183....

    "under the effects of propaganda the individual closes up....he becomes accustomed and insensitive...he no longer looks...no longer hears...he no longer reads,but merely skims...He no longer needs to read because he knows the full content of the articles in advance...
    he merely follows the trend and obeys the rules...He obeys the catchwords...his reflexes respond automatically...he is deeply imbued with the symbols and slogans of the propaganda ...he no longer needs to read a poster,the symbols are enough to trigger his responses...

  • moman
    moman

    ref, good find!
    Its all a form of BRAINWASHING, isn't it?
    What really 'pours salt on the wounds' iz (the Borg) calls them
    SHEEP, so its like, "you asked 4 it"......I guess sHEEP iz a little less obvious than DRONE or ZOMBIE...lol
    -fastone-

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