tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post4140331278634245638..comments2024-02-29T00:46:38.800-08:00Comments on Washingtons Blog: Why We are Susceptible to ManipulationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-75362258929724191172010-02-25T02:49:30.793-08:002010-02-25T02:49:30.793-08:00Your fallacy is showing...
In your opening remark...Your fallacy is showing...<br /><br />In your opening remarks you stated that because of our alleged "small-tribe" social wiring, we would spot an impostor "in a heart-beat" if one of our own tribe tried to pass himself off as a member of a rival tribe.<br /><br />Yet, later you argue that our tribal mindset is precisely what makes us susceptible to false-flag attacks; that because of our putative evolutionary history in small communities, we are over-trusting and can readily be duped by an impostor. This is of course, precisely contrary to your earlier statement.<br /><br />Your argument is a failure, not least because it is based on flawed premises.Eye in the Skynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-62125177484641251382010-02-23T22:02:11.584-08:002010-02-23T22:02:11.584-08:00A cautionary tale would be the story of William Ro...A cautionary tale would be the story of William Rodriguez's penetration of the 9/11 Truth movement with a thin story that any mainstream person can recognize as a con in an instant. Willie claims he saved hundreds of lives by "opening doors and letting people out". But the people were not locked in!<br /><br />Simple statistics show his claim for a lie. There were 15,000 civilians on the 179 floors of the WTC below the impact floors. Willie opened doors on 39 floors, 22% of the total. So how many died on the 140 floors where he didn't open the doors? None. 150 people out of the 15,000 died -- trapped in elevators or slow to get down the stairs. If Willie's key was necessary to open the doors and save people, then 11,700 people should have died on the floors he never reached. The man has been a liar and a fraud since day one--and everybody outside the truth movement knows it, and nobody inside the truth movement wants to believe it. He's done enormous damage to our credibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-33404628354064758812010-02-23T07:17:56.214-08:002010-02-23T07:17:56.214-08:00I do not think "evolution" has anything ...I do not think "evolution" has anything to do with the effectiveness of mass manipulation. I think it's simply a matter of consolidated control by less than 10 major corporations who own well over 90% of all news media outlets including network TV, cable TV, radio,national magazines and newspapers. These corporations function as defacto government agencies. Edward Bernays, the father of PR, discussed the ability to manipulate populations in 1928 in his book "Propaganda." Bernays' methods have been advanced by light years due to the visual appeal of TV.<br /><br />We should not be surprised that the men behind the curtain are trying to severely restrict internet access since this is essentially our last domain for free information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-64647226770274977252010-02-23T03:47:27.584-08:002010-02-23T03:47:27.584-08:00There are people who see celebrities as "lead...There are people who see celebrities as "leaders of the pack"?<br />Beam me up, Scotty. Please!Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-82419870283900023362010-02-22T20:33:04.729-08:002010-02-22T20:33:04.729-08:00The inability to understand the distinction betwee...The inability to understand the distinction between small and large scale is at the heart of the crisis of contemporary society. I doubt that brain plasticity is a sufficient counter-measure. It's a stretch to assume that something that has always worked at a certain speed will now accelerate just because we want it to.Mother of All Carry Tradeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274571161256067035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-73894041530096130252010-02-22T20:22:30.620-08:002010-02-22T20:22:30.620-08:00"The good news is that we can evolve."
..."The good news is that we can evolve."<br /><br />I'm sixty. I'm evolving all the time.<br /><br />No. -Wait a second. I just checked.<br /><br />Scientifically speaking, I am not evolving.<br /><br />-I- am resolving.<br /><br />I'm resolving to look the word up -at least once-, before use it again, -Charles Darwin.<br /><br />Let me recommend a book.<br /><br />"The Careful Writer - A Modern Guide to English Usage" Theodore M. Bernstein 1973, Antheneum, NY.<br /><br />This is by far the most entertaining book on English usage ever written.<br /><br />LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-66773304026110892232010-02-22T20:11:45.133-08:002010-02-22T20:11:45.133-08:00Think you can't be controlled? ...I command y...Think you can't be controlled? ...I command you to watch this!<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOEKdaXIEHc<br /><br />Please?<br /><br />PUA's, or pick-up artists, also talk about the same sort of thing. How we evolved in tribes, and how it affects our modern-day behavior, etc.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873844615515659610noreply@blogger.com