With Magda's permission, I am going to copy over old files from my web site at E Pluribus Unum, which is slowly being phased out for a variety of reasons: 1) the recent change in employment, health and familial health issues of its resident IT maestro, and 2) the uptick on pressures on the Internet and its use as a conveyor of information that is suddenly deemed dangerous by certain agencies and people inside the US.
EPU's shade has been drawn so that only members can see its content, but I think there is material there that ought to be preserved and available to a wider audience. The collection I will now tediously transfer is chief among them.
It will take me a while to do this; I have no idea how long. You might consider refraining from comment, or making it in a parallel thread, until I am finished. On the other hand, there is no attempt on my part to control the discussion or maintain any "discrete" boundary. Indeed, it is a repository that is meant to be continued with the assistance of everyone else.
No thanks or kudos are necessary but, if you feel so obligated, send me a PM or en e-mail. Corrections, updates, insights and arguments are always welcome.
The collection deals dominantly with what might be called mind wars, or propaganda, and more specifically, the use of TV, the press, the Internet and other media to impart information, spin, etc., and to control or direct perception and discussion.
The collection, while it may refer to or include bits of historical information, reflects articles found on the Internet since early 2009. In all cases, if I remember, I would prefer to go back to the original and post it because of its embedded links but if it is no longer available, I will post the text as I posted it at EPU, with the date, and a note that the link is now "dead". In making this transfer, I will not take the time to chase "cache" items or do additional research or cross-reference.
EPU's shade has been drawn so that only members can see its content, but I think there is material there that ought to be preserved and available to a wider audience. The collection I will now tediously transfer is chief among them.
It will take me a while to do this; I have no idea how long. You might consider refraining from comment, or making it in a parallel thread, until I am finished. On the other hand, there is no attempt on my part to control the discussion or maintain any "discrete" boundary. Indeed, it is a repository that is meant to be continued with the assistance of everyone else.
No thanks or kudos are necessary but, if you feel so obligated, send me a PM or en e-mail. Corrections, updates, insights and arguments are always welcome.
The collection deals dominantly with what might be called mind wars, or propaganda, and more specifically, the use of TV, the press, the Internet and other media to impart information, spin, etc., and to control or direct perception and discussion.
The collection, while it may refer to or include bits of historical information, reflects articles found on the Internet since early 2009. In all cases, if I remember, I would prefer to go back to the original and post it because of its embedded links but if it is no longer available, I will post the text as I posted it at EPU, with the date, and a note that the link is now "dead". In making this transfer, I will not take the time to chase "cache" items or do additional research or cross-reference.
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