Propaganda works. It's a weapon of war. (A peek at the Trump/Republican propaganda machine)

[MelissaB]

I'd like to build a thread on Trump's propaganda machine for general information. Because there are much better writers with a lot more knowledge I'll pull from them. -Melissa

Also, a quote from Lincoln's Bible in Part 2:

"... The propaganda machine - well-oiled & working in plain view. Dems have nothing like this. This is it, folks. The whole ballgame. All those progressive ideas/policies you want - or have now & need 2 keep? They're all gone if Trump isn't voted out. THAT's the bottom line."

Propaganda works. It's a weapon of war. The tools our enemies (foreign & now domestic) have to customize, target, & deliver it are nuclear-grade. And the same algorithms & techniques used to target hate/fear & radicalize it into violence are part of it.

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From Ben Collins:

Write off the sheer prevalence of the Qanon cult at your own risk.

I've been covering Qanon for a year, and the amount of pro-Q people in this video from yesterday's Trump rally line in Grand Rapids is absolutely shocking. This is just a portion of it.

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So many things in American society had to fail for this many people to believe one party is run by an actual Satanic cabal that eats children, and Trump, Jesus and Bob Mueller are secretly ending it. Social media companies helped it grow, but this is widespread systemic failure.

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Part 2 in first reply

[MelissaB]

1. Part 2

Et Voila! The propaganda machine - well-oiled & working in plain view. Dems have nothing like this. This is it, folks. The whole ballgame. All those progressive ideas/policies you want - or have now & need 2 keep? They're all gone if Trump isn't voted out. THAT's the bottom line.

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Here is what it looks like. This happened right after the Barr Report came out OVER A MATTER of JUST HOURS. (I refuse to call it the Mueller Report.) It is coordinated.

Good news, folks. The Kremlin and Donald Trump Jr. agree: "Russiagate is this generation's WMD"

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The Kremlin and Glenn Greenwald (4 times) agree: "Russiagate is this generation's WMD"

The Kremlin and WikiLeaks agree: "Russiagate is this generation's WMD"

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The Kremlin and INFOWARS agree: "Russiagate is this generation's WMD"

The Kremlin and a Trump 2020 advisory board member agree: "Russiagate is this generation's WMD"

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Since we started here, it looks like @ggreenwald agreed for a fifth time. Because why not, right?

... But tell me again how there's not a coordinated disinformation machine backing Donald Trump supported by elements of the right and left, amplified by Kremlin bots and trolls. Please, go ahead tell me and everyone who reads this not to believe what's right in front of them.

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Tell me again how all this gaslighting isn't gaslighting. Tell me again how this isn't a daily psy-op on American citizens. Tell me again how Donald Trump is some kind of super patriot MAGA God Emperor Hero of the Republic. Say it, you fucking traitor.

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The Kremlin and Pizzagate bro 2 agree: "Russiagate is this generation's WMD"

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The Kremlin and The Federalist agree: "Russiagate is this generation's WMD"

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The Kremlin and this Trump 2016 Senior Advisor (Jason Miller) agree: "Russiagate is this generation's WMD"

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Jay's thread was broken, so I'm just going to post the text for the rest of it and post a link to the unrolled full version at the end. -Melissa

The Kremlin and this former Special Assistant to @POTUS & White House Deputy Strategist agree: "Russiagate is this generation's WMD"

The Kremlin and this man who works with fake doctor Seb Gorka agree: "Russiagate is this generation's WMD"

The Kremlin and the Deputy Director of Communications for Trump 2020 (Matt Wolking) agree: "Russiagate is this generation's WMD"

The Kremlin and this Senior Political Analyst at Fox News (Brit Hume) agree: "Russiagate is this generation's WMD"

The Kremlin and Ann Coulter agree: "Russiagate is this generation's WMD"

Unrolled thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1110369889234153472.html

I encourage you to click to see the graphics yourself.

[MelissaB]

3. And they have this one ready. The RNC's strategy for 2020 is to spend resources on propaganda pieces

to attack reporters who are NOT running for office. I think I posted about this yesterday.

Source says RNC and America First are prepared to attack reporters. “Any reporter who tries [to attack Trump] will be hit with 30-second spots of all their ridiculous claims about collusion. Their tweets have all been screencapped. It’s all ready to go.”

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[Iliyah]

2. Putting people against other people through hatred works . .

Hitler knew, shithole knows and so does the GOP. Love thy neighbor does not pertain to the GOPs thinking.

[dlk]

4. Yes, Propaganda Works & We See the Results Every Day with Trump & His Administration

When an idea is repeated often enough, people begin to believe it. That is how our brains are hardwired. Psy ops are real and they are effective. We must find ways to counter them every single day. America’s enemies, within and without, never take a day off. We can’t afford to either.

[Squinch]

5. Of course it does, and our refusal to use it is our biggest vulnerability.

[jalan48]

6. The US has been using disinformation campaigns in foreign countries since the end of WWII.

It's now being used by the right within our own country.