On the topic of psy-ops... it does make me wonder, sometimes, what kind of human being would argue so strongly for the ideas introduced into the
public 'thought-stream' by government propagandists. In real life, outside of internet forums, you just don't find people like that. I meet people
that are against the government, the conspiracy theorists, all the time. I also meet people who strongly support the government, but their viewpoints
are usually quite simple, and amount to spewing out, practically verbatim, whatever they were spoon-fed by CNN or Fox News (such as those Tea Party
nuts). But some of the pro-government people on the internet amaze me. There depth of knowledge is, oftentimes, uncanny for such types. Their ability
to spin the truth and deceive would almost seem to necessitate some kind of formal training.
The only 'rational', non-conspiratorial explanation I can come up with are that these people are brainwashed Ivy League students or rich,
well-educated bankers and execs with guilty consciences. The irrational explanation is that it is the work of psy-ops. It gets confusing.
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I did have one weird experience. I wrote a piece for a site called everything2.com titled How The Terrorists Won the War. If you search 'terrorists
won the war' on google, my article is the 4th result (take out the word 'the' and it's on the second page), so I could see it coming to the
attention of psy-ops.
Now, in retrospect, there are changes I would make to the article. I'm always learning, and some of the points could have used more work. What I
found most interesting was the reply my article got from a user that is fighting in Iraq. It's not surprising, in that sense, that my article might
provoke him to write a reply. Here is the article:
everything2.com... .
What shocked me was his debating skills. I was taking a course in logic at the time and the techniques he used to distract people from my points was
just textbook perfect. He used all of the common logical fallacies like a true politician. Really, he could have mopped the floor on any 'talking
heads' segment on TV. His references to obscure military literature also threw me off my guard, as well. What are the odds? It was like shock and
awe, and this guy is just a soldier. I also found his desire to move our correspondence to our private e-mail accounts a little odd, too, especially
when coupled with ominous farewells (or threats? lol) like, "I look forward to hearing from you." I understand that the private messaging functions
on that site have some flaws, but still, it was weird.
You wouldn't believe the length of some of his private messages, either. I found it hard to believe that a U.S. soldier in Iraq would want to spend
so much of his free time doing that. There was also a long period of inactivity before and after the incident on his account. He got active to write
all of that and then went away again.
Ultimately, he was probably just a fanatic and not a psy-op. But, you never know...
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