Conservative Psychological Manipulations

September 12, 2007 · Posted in Academia, Activism, AlienNation, Cultural, Human Rights, Language, Political, Video, Viral 

These videos by Roy Eidelson examine several ways that American conservatives manipulate public opinion – and how this psychological warfare can be countered and resisted. Not flashy at all – he should probably have someone else do the voiceover – but nicely argued.

“Dangerous Ideas: How Conservatives Exploit Our Five Core Concerns” (above) describes how today’s conservatives have used appeals to our core concerns about vulnerability, injustice, distrust, superiority, and helplessness in order to further a narrow ideological agenda that actually benefits very few while leaving most of us worse off.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=84469964276951151

Here he examines these same psychological framings as they apply to war-mongering (special emphasis on Iraq).

“Resisting the Drums of War” describes how the misguided and destructive war in Iraq was promoted by targeting our concerns about vulnerability, injustice, distrust, superiority, and helplessness. The continued occupation of Iraq–or an attack on Iran–will likely be sold to us in much the same way.

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One Response to “Conservative Psychological Manipulations”

  1. Iludium PhosdexNo Gravatar on January 21st, 2008 6:40 pm

    Has anybody considered the likelihood for where conservative propaganda is replete with the likes of doublethink, and by deliberate design @ that?

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