PROPAGANDA AND YOU - A Renewed Series - Part One

THE POWER OF SUBLIMINAL INFLUENCE

By Michael Wurl

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”

-- Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, Nazi Germany 

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What is propaganda?

How has it affected history?

How does it affect you today?

We'll be exploring this fascinating topic over the course of several posts, and hopefully by the end of the series we will all be more aware of the mass mind-control and manipulation that has commanded our perceptions since the time we were able to read or watch TV.

Does propaganda still exist today?

You had better believe it!

Like a fish born into a fishbowl,

and being fed by unseen hands,

someone other than you has been in control of everything that you take for granted.

And like that fish,

many people don't care who is feeding them,

or what they are being fed,

as long as they continue to receive a steady supply of

'food'

from the hands of the providers.

That poor fish may never realize what a wonderful wide world awaits

beyond the fishbowl...

endless oceans of possibilities exist

beyond the poor fishes perception.

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Therefore,

like a living frog placed in a pot of water,

we will likely sit placidly and meekly,

as the hand that provides

turns up the flames beneath us

and slowly

but surely

cooks the very life right out of us.

"But," you might say, "isn't some propaganda actually good?

It isn't all lies, is it?"

"Yeah, some of it is patriotic, and I love my country!", says another.

So do I, friend.

And I love my fellow man as well,

which is why we all need to

wake up, and smell the propaganda.

"Well, if I'm going to die, I'd rather die in my sleep, and not know what was coming!"

Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.

Now, as I begin to poke and prod you awake,

let's enjoy some cartoons, shall we?

No need to pull back the curtain too far, too soon, is there?

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During World War II, the United States produced many films designed at educating the public as well as instilling a sense of patriotism. Several films of excellent quality were made by Walt Disney. These films are enjoyable to watch, highly entertaining, and creatively composed.

They are also persuasive propaganda at some of it's finest.

Here is the classic EDUCATION FOR DEATH!

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Here's an entertaining little stop-motion animation WWII propaganda film (not by Disney)

 called BURY THE AXIS!

(you'll want to crank up the volume, the sound quality is low)

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Now what would WWII propaganda be without a talking nazi duck?

Donald Duck stars in

DER FUEHRER'S FACE!

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Finally, here is an enjoyable and visually stunning bit of an oddity from Disney called

VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER!

(long film - Movie begins at 22:35 - after commentary)

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That wasn't so bad now, was it?

We had fun and we learned something!

Whetting your appetite a bit?

Starting to get interested? Maybe a little?

Waking up just a tiny bit, are we?

Well, we're just getting warmed up, friend!

I WANT YOU...

...to join me next time for

PROPAGANDA AND YOU - Part 2!

 --  Coming Soon  --

THE DEATH OF THE 1ST AMENDMENT And The Rise Of The Green New Fascism

How The Left Is Destroying Our Freedom Of Speech

By Michael Wurl

We are living in an age of 'Hyper Over-reactive Offense'...everything "triggers" someone. 

Free speech is a unique right for ALL Americans!
What NO ONE has a right to is to never be offended by something.

The winds of adversity that blow against the stalk strengthen the plant. Adversity and disagreement are guaranteed in every life, especially in a free society with the glorious freedom that is FREE SPEECH!

So, Buttercups and Snowflakes, you will be offended occasionally in life, and there are people who will disagree with you, especially in the social media age.

Society cannot function when the lines of communication are purposefully severed, the free and open exchange of ideas being vital to our existence, and peaceful discourse being necessary to our continued survival.

I might disagree with you, but I have no right to stop you from saying your piece as a free American citizen. Conversely, you may disagree with my words, but I have the right to say it, whether you are offended or not. 

While the typical or proper response to disputes over ideology would be vigorous debate of the issues of contention, the Left's overwhelming response is a common tactic directly out of the propagandist playbook, which is to demonize your opponent with whatever baseless and outrageous smear you can imagine, and when all other efforts are exhausted, to shut down the voice of your opponent. 

We have witnessed time and time again as ignorant mobs are rallied like the puppets they are, mobilized by the commanders of the Left and their apparatchiks in the Main Stream Media and funded by liberty-hating socialist billionaires, as these zombie mobs march and yell and cause destruction of property and even threaten the lives of innocent members of society unlucky enough to be within the violent, raging hordes reach. 

They scream as you attempt to speak, they behave like brain-dead spoiled brats, their intolerant cry labeling YOU as the one filled with hate and the one attempting to destroy the bedrock of our civilization.

Who will stand up for the truth?

Who will hold these fascists accountable?

It is time to choose...
It is past time for each of us to decide, which side represents my values? 

Will we celebrate the miraculous experiment that is our Republic, and the precious gifts of liberty and freedom?
Or will we allow the Left's jack-booted thugs masquerading as societies saviors to stomp out the flames of  freedom forever?

I will stand for truth. 

For love. 

For God, and the morals that govern civilization. 

For America.
Stand with me.

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

Patriots, unite!

United, we stand...divided, we fall.

LIES Versus TRUTH: THE HEART OF OUR NATION AT STAKE

By Michael Wurl

THE BREAKING POINT OF CONSTANT DEMOCRAT PROPAGANDA

Catching on yet?

For over two years Democrats and their MSM mouthpiece propagandists (CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, etc.) have told America that Trump stole the election that rightfully belonged to Hillary Rodham Clinton because he was an agent of Russia.
Now Mueller's report reveals the truth...no evidence of collusion with Russia, no obstruction of justice. Everything the Democrats/MSM claimed were LIES!

When DHS, ICE, Border agents, and President Trump have announced that there is an unprecedented crisis with our southern border, the Dems and the MSM said, "there is no crisis". Finally, last week Obama's former DHS chief Jeh Johnson had to admit there is a crisis like never before and must be addressed.
Everything the Democrats and the MSM claimed about the border crisis were LIES!

Are you catching on yet?
Are you waking up yet?
Could it be they've been (gasp) lying to America because they lost their political power and want it back?
Could it be that they (gasp) lie to you because they hate Trump and the vast majority of Americans who support him?

Are you awake yet?
If you cannot see thru their lies, you are a fool.
May God help us if fools and liars destroy our great nation.
Ever heard of sedition? Treason? Fasten your seat belts, kids...Justice is coming soon, military tribunals for treasonous rats and child trafficking pedophile murderers.

Bet that takes you by surprise, too.
Sad.

RESPONSIBILITY, ACTION, and CONSEQUENCES

By Michael Wurl

WHAT YOU SAY AND DO HAVE ETERNAL REPERCUSSIONS

Have you ever played with dominoes as a child? Can you recall witnessing a row or rows of dominoes placed upright in a linear pattern, and the result after one domino falls against or into another?

This is what is referred to as "the Domino Effect", where there is a series of similar or related events occurring as a direct and inevitable result of one initial event. Another term for this is a "Chain Reaction". Sir Isaac Newton stated in his Third Law of Motion, "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction".

Simply stated, everything we do, every moment of every day, has an irreversible effect upon our own lives as well as the lives of everyone in the world around us. Every action, every word, no matter how small or great that word or action may be perceived, is setting in motion what is to become a series of spiraling events that continue to radiate outward through our time/space continuum, just as a pebble dropped into a pond causes endless ripples moving away from the original action.

This is also known as "Cause and Effect", where one action or event produces a certain response to the action in the form of another event. Another way I like to sum up these descriptions is this:

 "Every EFFECT will AFFECT".

That is to say, every word or action you do is an "effect", and the result of that word or action is causing an "affect", that is, it affects someone or something in some way, including yourself, either positively or negatively.

The conclusion is inescapable.

Every action will have consequences.

Action obviously includes words, either spoken or written.

Now, after considering these things,

ask yourself this question:

"Do I have a responsibility to others, to control my actions so that I do not affect others in a negative way?"

After you ponder that question, the next question is this:

"Am I a responsible person, or an irresponsible person?"

For the purpose of this exercise, please choose one or the other.

While there are likely varying shades of gray when it comes to responsibility, draw an imaginary line and put your overall decision on either one side or the other, either fully "YES", or fully "NO".

Be completely honest.

Now then...

One of the greatest gifts that each of us possess is the gift of free will,

or the ability to choose.

No one can make us do anything we do not choose to do ourselves.

Even under threat of death or violence, the choice remains our own.

You chose to eat that particular food, or to get out of the chair and walk into the next room, to open that door, to speak those words, to work at that job, to lie or tell the truth, to create or to destroy, to seek order or to seek anarchy, to offer help or to turn away, to accept or to reject, to smile or to frown, to laugh or to cry, to believe in God or to not ...the list is endless, as are our choices.

All I ask of you is this:

CHOOSE WISELY.

(originally posted in October, 2011)

Dr. Wertham P. Fredrics Blog Of Naughty Comics!

Comic book authoritarian and psycho-analyzer Dr. Wertham P. Fredrics has just begun his own BRAND NEW BLOG where he claims he will alert the masses of comic book readers of all the dangers found in comic books! He says that comics are all naughty schmut! He says just click on the logo above his head, and he will keep you from being corrupted!