Show threadStrypey2d ago

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I don't know if using "disassemble", in place of "disect" or "kill", was a subtle reference to the dehumanising euphemisms that were emerging at the time ("friendly fire", "special rendition", etc). As noted by The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy in Television: Drug of a Nation;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD9pJzZ1XGI

But it sure does serve that purpose in hindsight.

BTW: I'd love to see a 2026 remix of Television about Social Media.

#music #HipHop #SpokenWord #AgitProp #DisposableHeroesOfHiphoprisy

Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy, the - Television, The Drug Of The Nation [full official video]

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Techdirt5d ago

Pete Hegseth: We Can’t Wait For Larry Ellison To Turn CNN Into Another Right Wing Propaganda Mill

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Pete Hegseth: We Can’t Wait For Larry Ellison To Turn CNN Into Another Right Wing Propaganda Mill

We’ve noted repeatedly how the U.S. authoritarian right is buying up all of our new and old media companies because they’re trying to mimic what Viktor Orban created in Hungary. Namely,…

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Murray - PaperpostsMar 13
saw these today, the Dalit (Black) Panthers - a 1972 Mumbai group inspired by the Black Panthers
#art #agitprop #activism #paperposts
poponionMar 10

Su recordatorio de que las bajadas de IVA fueron la medida más INÚTIL de las tomadas cuando las crisis energética y de flujo de suministros de la guerra de Ucrania.

Es una medida ideológica.

No a bajadas de impuestos.

#iva #agitprop #manipulación

Sven GeggusMar 5
@benny @funfacts_de Wie üblich bei den Rechten wirft man dem politischen Gegner immer das vor was man selbst macht. In diesem Fall #Agitprop.
cbjMar 3

Nos claviers comme boucliers
est une trilogie hacktiviste,
avec Amour et Rage,
sous forme
de couronne de sonnets,
dit,
Corona sonnets,
Pour un Manifeste Poétique Hacktiviste.
#AgitProp
#CyberPoetry
#FloodNet
#HackingWithCare
#LaVoixDuCrépuscule

https://youtu.be/_skE8QPK8tg

Nos claviers comme boucliers

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Murray - PaperpostsFeb 28

another one for today - one of my favorite #antiwar pieces

'The Seducer' by Christer Themptander,
Sweden 1984.

#paperposts #agitprop #art

WIST QuotationsFeb 19

A quotation from Eric Hoffer

Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 260 (1955)

More about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/19134/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #agitprop #belief #bias #confirmationbias #disinformation #prejudice #propaganda #selfdeception #selfjustification

Hoffer, Eric - Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 260 (1955) | WIST Quotations

Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.

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TechdirtFeb 26

Trump FCC Demands ‘Pro-America’ Media Programming All Summer Long

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Trump FCC Demands ‘Pro-America’ Media Programming All Summer Long

Most of Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr’s time lately has been split between destroying all consumer protection oversight and threatening media companies with fake investigations if they’re…

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TechdirtFeb 25

Hyper Coverage Of AOC’s ‘Um’ Non-Scandal Highlights How The U.S. Press Is Eager To Be Gamed By Bad Actors

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Hyper Coverage Of AOC’s ‘Um’ Non-Scandal Highlights How The U.S. Press Is Eager To Be Gamed By Bad Actors

I’ve long written about how the U.S. establishment press no longer genuinely serves the public interest. Years of consolidation at the hands of (usually) rich, white, male, Conservative owner…

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