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“All of this evokes the dicta of successful historic propagandists described earlier. From Alinsky's Rules for Radicals: >"Ridicule is man's most potent weapon." >"Keep the pressure on. Never let up." > "development of operations that will keep a constant pressure on the opposition." >"Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it." >"Not every item of news should be published. Rather must those who control news policies endeavor to make every item of news serve a certain purpose." >"Propaganda must facilitate the displacement of aggression by specifying the targets for hatred.”

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Book:The Smear: How the Secret Art of Character Assassination Controls What You Think, What You Read, and How You Vote

Source: The Smear: How the Secret Art of Character Assassination Controls What You Think, What You Read, and How You Vote

“We're living amid an artificial reality, persuaded to believe it's real by astroturf engineered to look like grassroots.”

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Book:The Smear: How the Secret Art of Character Assassination Controls What You Think, What You Read, and How You Vote

Source: The Smear: How the Secret Art of Character Assassination Controls What You Think, What You Read, and How You Vote

“The answer to what defines a smear often lies in the motivation behind, and scale of, the response.”

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Author:Sharyl Attkisson