There is a lot
of hidden messaging and programming coming from the left and right of the
political spectrum. We are living in “Spin City” where the message is
easier to swallow and minds harder to change and influence than ever.
With upcoming elections in the United States having such a huge potential
impact to American and global futures we all need to pay attention to what we
say and quickly discern the true intent of what we hear.
The reason I say “quickly” is that we are
bombarded by information from a variety of sources, typically by ones that we
“trust”. Trust can mean that the source passes by our cognitive “filters”
that normally detect lies and allow truth to pass in. Without detection
of non-truth we can find ourselves bathed in information that feels right but
does not pass the scratch test if and when logical examination is
applied. Such is the messaging and political positioning of our
day.
Over the past fifty years the science of psychology has gradually
progressed to the point where specialists can craft language and messaging that
is designed to keep us on the straight and narrow and reinforce our
beliefs. ``Fairness is
the disinformation tool in play at this time. I have outlined five
fairness fallacies below. It is the powerful emotional tool that is being
used to reinforce personal beliefs and cause listeners to dismiss rational
argument about the economy.
The study of
Cognitive Dissonance Reduction [1] is the key to all of this political
“bafflegab” In the years from the 1970’s to 1990’s Conservative
think tanks evolved an impressive simplification of conservative messaging and
seemed to catch the left of center world off guard. Ronald Reagan was
perhaps one of the most skilled users of these tools and the conservative
message resounded in the USA.
Thank you
Ziad K Abdelnour 
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