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Conservative Psychological Manipulations

Conservative Psychological Manipulations

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…

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Today’s Quotations

Today’s Quotations

“And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, ‘O Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.’” –from Monty Python and The Holy Grail “Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.” — William Gladstone (4-time Prime Minister of Great Britain)