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Daily: http://www.etfdigest.com COMPLACENCY IN LATE AUGUST 8-13-12 { Complacency? More like
insanity as market reactions were the logical opposites to
what the data would dictate, infra. But, that’s been true for quite some time
on fraudulent wall street. } ‘Many investors follow the VIX (CBOE
Volatility Indicator) which measures put buying on the S&P 100 Index.
David
Martin’s Thirteen Rules for Truth
Suppression, H. Michael Sweeney’s 25 Rules of Disinformation (and now
Brandon Smith’s Disinformation: How It Works) are
classic lessons on how to spot disruption and disinformation tactics.
We’ve
seen a number of tactics come and go over the years. Here are the ones we
see a lot of currently.
#1. Start a partisan divide-and-conquer fight or
otherwise push emotional buttons to sew discord and ensure that cooperation is
thwarted. Get people fighting against each other instead of the corrupt powers-that-be.
Use baseless caricatures to rile everyone up. For example, start a religious war whenever possible using
stereotypes like “all Jews are selfish”, “all Christians are crazy” or “all
Muslims are terrorists”. Accuse the author of being a gay, pro-abortion
limp-wristed wimp or being a fundamentalist
pro-war hick when the discussion has nothing to do with abortion, sexuality,
religion, war or region. Appeal to people’s basest prejudices and biases.
And – as Sweeney explains – push the author into a defensive posture:
Sidetrack
opponents with name calling and ridicule … Associate opponents with unpopular
titles such as “kooks”, “right-wing”, “liberal”, “left-wing”, “terrorists”,
“conspiracy buffs”, “radicals”, “militia”, “racists”, “religious fanatics”,
“sexual deviates”, and so forth. This makes others shrink from support out of
fear of gaining the same label, and you avoid dealing with issues.
#2. Pretend it’s hopeless because
we’ll be squashed if we try. For example, every time a whistleblower
leaks information, say “he’s going to be bumped off”. If people
talk about protesting, organizing, boycotting, shareholder activism, spreading
the real facts, moving our money or taking other constructive action, write
things to scare and discourage people, say something like
“we don’t have any chance because they have drones and they’ll just kill
us if we try”, or “Americans are too stupid, lazy and greedy, so they’ll
never help out.” Encourage people to be apathetic instead of trying to
change things.
#3. Demand complete, fool-proof and
guaranteed solutions to the problems being discussed. For example,
if a reporter breaks the story that the big banks conspired to rig a market,
ask “given that people are selfish and that no regulation can close all
possible loopholes … how are you going to change human nature?”, and pretend
that it’s not worth talking about the details of the market manipulation.
This discourages people from reporting on and publicizing the corruption, fraud
and other real problems. And it ensures that not enough people will
spread the facts so that the majority know what’s
really going on.
#4. Suggest extreme, over-the-top,
counter-productive solutions which will hurt more than help, or which are
wholly disproportionate to what is being discussed. For example, if
the discussion is whether or not to break up the big banks or to go back on the
gold standard, say that everyone over 30 should be killed because they
are sell-outs and irredeemable, or that all of the banks should be bombed. This
discredits the attempt to spread the facts and to organize, and is simply the
web method of the provocateur.
#5. Pretend that alternative media –
such as blogs written by the top experts in their fields, without any
middleman – are untrustworthy or are motivated solely by money (for
example, use the derogatory term “blogspam” for any
blog posting, pretending that there is no original or insightful reporting, but
that the person is simply doing it for ad revenue).
#6. Coordinate with a couple of
others to “shout down” reasonable comments. This is especially effective
when the posters launch an avalanche of comments in quick succession … the
original, reasonable comment gets lost or attacked so much that it is largely
lost.
#7. Use an army of sock puppets. You can either
hire low-wage workers in India or other developing countries to “astroturf” or –
if you work for the government – you can use software which allows you to
quickly create and alternate between numerous
false identities, each with their own internet address.
#8. Censor social media, so that the
hardest-hitting information is buried. If you can’t censor
it, set up “free speech zones” to push
dissent into dank, dark corners where no one will see it.
#9. When the powers-that-be cut
corners and take criminally reckless gambles with our lives and
our livelihoods, protect them by pretending that the inevitable result
- nuclear accidents, financial crises, terrorist attacks or other disasters – were
“unforeseeable” and that “no could have known”.
#10. Protect the rich and powerful by
labeling
any allegations of criminal activity as being a “conspiracy theory”.
For example, when Goldman gets caught rigging markets, label the accusations as
mere conspiracies.
The
following 4 tactics from Sweeney are also still commonly used …
#11. Become incredulous and indignant.
Avoid discussing key issues and instead focus on side issues which can be used
show the topic as being critical of some otherwise sacrosanct group or theme.
This is also known as the “How dare you!” gambit.
#12. Use a straw man. Find or create a
seeming element of your opponent’s argument which you can easily knock down to
make yourself look good and the opponent to look bad. Either make up an issue
you may safely imply exists based on your interpretation of the opponent/opponent
arguments/situation, or select the weakest aspect of the weakest charges.
Amplify their significance and destroy them in a way which appears to debunk
all the charges, real and fabricated alike, while actually avoiding discussion
of the real issues.
#13. Hit and Run. In any public forum, make
a brief attack of your opponent or the opponent position and then scamper off
before an answer can be fielded, or simply ignore any answer. This works
extremely well in Internet and letters-to-the-editor environments where a
steady stream of new identities can be called upon without having to explain
criticism reasoning — simply make an accusation or other attack, never
discussing issues, and never answering any subsequent response, for that would
dignify the opponent’s viewpoint.
#14. Question motives.
Twist or amplify any fact which could so taken to
imply that the opponent operates out of a hidden personal agenda or other bias.
This avoids discussing issues and forces the accuser on the defensive.
#15. Associate opponent charges with old
news. A derivative of the straw man usually, in any large-scale matter of high
visibility, someone will make charges early on which can be or were already
easily dealt with. Where it can be foreseen, have your own side raise a straw man
issue and have it dealt with early on as part of the initial contingency plans.
Subsequent charges, regardless of validity or new ground uncovered, can usually
them be associated with the original charge and dismissed as simply being a
rehash without need to address current issues — so much the better where the
opponent is or was involved with the original source.
Postscript:
Over a number of years, we’ve found that the most effective way to fight
disruption and disinformation is to link to a post such as this one which
rounds up disruption techniques, and then to cite the disinfo
technique you think is being used.
Specifically,
we’ve found the following format to be highly effective in educating people in
a non-confrontational manner about what the disrupting person is doing:
Good
Number 1!
Or:
Thanks
for that textbook example of Number 7!
(Include
the link, so people can see what you're referring to.)
The
reason this is effective is that other readers will learn about the specific
disruption tactic being used … in context, like seeing wildlife while holding a
wildlife guide, so that one learns what it looks like “in the
field”. At the same time, you come across as humorous and
light-hearted instead of heavy-handed or overly-intense.
Try
it … It works.’
13-Aug-12 04:00PM STOCKS FALL AFTER NOTHING HAPPENS AGAIN: Here's What You Need
To Know Business Insider
03:00PM Why Do Financial Crises Happen? 'Moods and Markets' Reviewed
at Minyanville
02:29PM InPlay: Stock indices extending push off morning lows --
Dow -42, S&P -2.7, Nasdaq Comp -2.3 Briefing.com
02:28PM VIX Tricks at Minyanville
02:02PM Obama, Romney and the Fiscal Gap The
Exchange 01:48PM Paul Ryan: Good For The Stock Market? at The Wall Street Journal
01:40PM The Market Is Betting on QE3, but Is That the Right Bet? at
Minyanville 01:02PM InPlay:
Further upticks off mid-morning lows -- Dow -65 has lifted 30 points, S&P
-4.8, Nasdaq Comp -8.5 Briefing.com
12:14PM InPlay: Stock indices slip back off midday bounce highs in
recent action -- Dow -89, S&P -7.5, Nasdaq Comp
-16 Briefing.com
12:10PM Index, ETF option volumes near midday optionMONSTER 11:39AM Stocks Down; Monday Losing Streak Gets Revived at
The Wall Street Journal 11:35AM Short Interest Continues to Favor Higher Prices at
Minyanville 11:27AM Wal-Mart Stores Second Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek at
Wall St. Cheat Sheet 11:24AM Sears Holdings Second Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek at
Wall St. Cheat Sheet 11:24AM Index, ETF option volumes near midday optionMONSTER 11:21AM Ross Stores Second Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek at
Wall St. Cheat Sheet 11:11AM InPlay:
S&P -8 and Nasdaq Comp -21 continue to slide,
back near supports Briefing.com
10:58AM Cisco Earnings on the Horizon at
Wall St. Cheat Sheet 10:58AM GMO's Inker Says Equities Not Dead,
Just Healing at Barrons.com
10:47AM Gap Second Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek at
Wall St. Cheat Sheet 10:45AM GameStop Second Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek at
Wall St. Cheat Sheet 10:40AM Dollar Tree Second Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek at
Wall St. Cheat Sheet 10:28AM InPlay:
Stock indices edge off opening lows, Nasdaq Comp -0.4
back near flat line -- S&P -2.2, Dow -24 Briefing.com
09:40AM The S&P 500 Is Close to a Once-in-a-Lifetime Signal at
Minyanville 09:17AM Sour Sentiment Makes For Sweet Returns at
Forbes 09:07AM SYSCO Earnings: A Mixed Bag at Wall St. Cheat Sheet
09:05AM Bulls Still in Control, but Time Is Running Out at
Minyanville 09:00AM Pre-Market Primer: Japanese GDP Disappoints, Stocks Decline
at Minyanville
09:00AM Head & Shoulder Pattern Could Signal Euro Decline at
Minyanville 08:24AM SYSCO Earnings: A Mixed Bag at Wall St. Cheat Sheet
08:20AM Cisco Systems Quarterly Earnings Sneak Peek at
Wall St. Cheat Sheet 08:05AM ES Support and Resistance for August 13 at
Minyanville 07:58AM [video] Leaders and Markets Show Continued Strength at
TheStreet
AP Business
Highlights
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Update…
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Infowars.com | Now is the time to put an end to Obama’s
treasonous and tyrannical behavior.
http://albertpeia.com/impeachobama.htm
Wobama’s Choom Gang Bangin’ { This
brief video (11 mb) is well done and worth a
watch! }
http://www.albertpeia.com/wobamaschoomgangbangin.wmv
PAPER:
Obama's grandfather tortured by the British? A fantasy (like most of the
President's own memoir)... { http://albertpeia.com/wobamaschoomgangfantasy.htm }
Drudgereport: Obama: 'Sometimes I Forget' Magnitude of Recession…{
Oh! How conveniently forgetful, though the vast majority of americans don’t
have wobama’s luxury of feigned amnesia suffering from what wobama did and
didn’t do contrary to promises last time around the perpetual campaign trail
littered with his typical jive-talking b***s***! The following headline will
help him remember some of his sordid, pot-clouded high school past! }...
FLASHBACK: Obama's Sordid High School Past...
By Ben Shapiro ‘While the Washington
Post has been diligently digging into relatively innocent high
school pranks
by Mitt Romney, they’ve spent the last few years diligently ignoring President
Obama’s far more controversial high school days.Obama,
by all accounts, was a habitual drug user in high school. He tried cocaine, he
admits in Dreams From
My Father; he “tried drugs enthusiastically.” The Chicago Tribune reported back in 2007
that Obama thanked the “Choom Gang” in his high school yearbook; “chooming” was Hawaiian slang for smoking pot. The Honolulu Advertiser reported that Obama’s
senior portrait “prominently displayed … A package of ‘Zig-Zag’
rolling papers and a matchbook.” One of Obama’s close friends was arrested for
drug possession during high school.In his memoir,
Obama talked about routinely getting high. “Junkie.
Pothead,” he wrote. “That’s where I’d been headed: the final, fatal role of the
young would-be black man.” But, according to Obama, he only got high because he
was contemplating deep matters: drugs could “push questions of who I was out of
my mind.” Obama told students in 2007 that this activity constituted “goofing
off” and “wasting time”:"I will confess to you
that I was kind of a goof off in high school as my mom reminded me," Obama
said. "I went to high school in
Cracks
in the Washington Post story on Romney’s ‘pranks’ emerge
Correction
Request: Washington Post Uses Falsehood in Romney Hit Piece
Media
Downplays Obama's Past, Tries to Define Romney with Teen Prank
If we're going to delve deep into a candidate's past, let's delve deep into a
candidate's past. Here's Obama in his own words admitting to physically shoving
a little girl named Coretta. Yes, it was at this moment that the first
shot in the War on Women was fired.
http://albertpeia.com/obamashovesgirl.png
No doubt that after expending all that energy
bullying an innocent little girl, young Obama readied himself
for round two by eating a Golden Retriever. More on this breaking story here.If
you're wondering what the rules are regarding a candidate's past; how far back
we're allowed to go in an attempt to define them -- the answer is simple: the
corrupt media will let us know.
STONE: 'Playing a
cruel and cynical game'...
Unites Republicans?New Black Panther Niggers Plan Newspaper Cover With
Zimmerman In Noose { and civilized people everywhere should respond with
niggers in nooses and contributions to the Klu Klux Klan! } ...
LOONEY CLOONEYLAND: BIG CAMPAIGN BOXOFFICE FOR NIGGERO
– Meanwhile, looney clooneyland ain’t doin’ so well with the niggero model –
see next headline! ...Failed Wobama model illustrated: 16 Reasons To Move Away From
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