I recently read a spy novel by Tim Tigner called “Boundless Ambition”. As I read the following excerpt, I was struck by how well it parallels what’s happening today.
“…all you ever have to do to lead public opinion by the nose is offer a simple alternative, preferably one that evokes fear and anger. You push those buttons using some viscerally-appealing explanation, then repeat, repeat, repeat. History has shown that it works every time.
The tactic is obvious when you point it out, but nonetheless impossible to defend against. Lazy minds will always grasp for simple solutions. Add an element of outrage, and you make it irresistible.”
This is exactly what we’re seeing today. Liberal politicians, and the mainstream media are following that strategy to a tee.
They create narratives that are easy to believe and use visceral images to evoke and reinforce the emotions of fear, anger, and outrage. Then, they continuously repeat these lies until people start to believe them. Wash, rinse, repeat.
When their lies are exposed, as they nearly always are, the truth simply gets ignored or pushed below the fold. Because the mainstream media is controlled by the Left, they can make sure that you never see or hear the truth. Just more lies.
Here are a few examples of the false narratives they have created:
- Trump colluded with Russia.
- Trump said, “All Mexicans are rapists”.
- Trump said there are good Nazis.
- Racist police are “hunting” black people.
- George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshawn Brooks and Jacob Blake are all innocent victims.
- Trump is trying to lower the number of minorities in the suburbs.
The mainstream media has been repeating these claims over and over for months. And, while a lot of people believe them, there are no facts to back up any of it. In fact, it’s just the opposite. There is overwhelming evidence that proves that none of the above claims are true.
Yet people still continue to believe. Because continuing to believe that all cops are racist, or that President Trump is bad, or that innocent people are being hunted by the police is easy to do. Critical thinking and questioning your own beliefs is hard to do. So, people don’t do it.
While you’re focused on hating Trump or arguing that “All Lives Matter” is somehow racist, or believing that criminals are heroes, the Liberal politicians are quietly guiding you closer to giving them the one thing they really want. Your vote.
If the items that they want you to believe were true, your outrage would be justified. But they’re not. So it isn’t.
If you’ve bought into any of these false narratives, you should be outraged. You should be outraged to learn that you’ve been duped. You should be outraged at the Democrats and the mainstream media for thinking that you are stupid enough, and lazy enough, to be easily manipulated. Unless, of course, you are.
