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Paul Besso Jul 14, 2023

Behind every meme, there is a story. Some are innocent; others a tool for conflict. We delve into the darker side of viral humour and how memes are manipulated for memetic warfare. The battlefield is closer than one may think.
https://open.substack.com/pub/paulbesso/p/behind-the-screens-how-memes-shape?
#Memes #MemeticWarfare #Disinformation #CoerciveControl #SocialMedia"

Behind the Screens: How Memes Shape Our World and Wars

Image by Estefano Burmistrov from Pixabay Introduction In the digital age, the landscape of warfare has evolved, transcending traditional battlegrounds to encompass a new domain—the virtual realm. Asymmetric warfare, characterized by the power imbalance between opposing forces, has witnessed a paradigm shift with the emergence of memetic warfare. Memes, once regarded as innocuous internet humour, have emerged as potent weapons of cultural transmission in this new era of conflict. This article explores the role of memes as viruses (modes) of cultural transmission in asymmetric warfare, delving into their nature, power, strategies, and ethical considerations.

Truth Unveiled: Navigating the World of Information Warfare

孤独死 :labrys-cyborg: Jun 24, 2023

#ecology #endtimes #manmadehorrors #latestagecapitalism #memeticwarfare #postapocalyptic #gacc

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Alex Alvarova Dec 15, 2022

Geez guys, the Big Announcement with those stupid Marvel pic is the #memeticwarfare, Jeff Giesea level. Don’t you see what kind of amplification it gets? Humongous!

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Doc Edward Morbius ⭕Sep 15, 2021

@Stoori Recognising the fascistic tendency or potential of communications modes and media formats is actually precisely what I'm encouraging here.

It's not that "all memes are fascist".

But you'll find that very nearly all fascists uses memes.

I'm reminded of the parallel with a famous observation of John Stuart Mill on stupidity and conservatives:

I did not mean that Conservatives are generally stupid; I meant, that stupid persons are generally Conservative. I believe that to be so obvious and undeniable a fact that I hardly think any hon. Gentleman will question it.

https://old.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/23qdkr/john_stuart_mill_i_did_not_mean_that/

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1866/may/31/committee-adjourned-debate#column_1592

My view (supported by the work of Arendt, Paxton, Eco, MacDonald, and others) is that fascism is a behavioural mode, not an ideologial one, one that tends to be highly emotive, low-information, and reactionary. It probably emerges in times of high social and political stress.

Knowing that, and being aware of the risks and signs is valuable.

Yes, fascism wears ideological trappings, but those serve its behaviours and not the other way 'round. The specific ideologies claimed are fluid and flexible and inconsistent both internally and over time.

See the commentary on this post:
https://old.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/6wuenu/is_politics_truly_ideological_or_is_this_a_20th/

@steko @zatnosk

#fascism #ideology #HannaArendt #FrankfurtSchool #Memes #MemeticWarfare #RobertPaxton #UmbertoEco #DwightMacDonald #MarshallMcLuhan #AdamCurtis #CenturyOfTheSelf #NoamChomsky