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Fall of the Mainstream Media: New Elites - Then & Now > .
Saturday, October 13, 2012
The Phantom (1936)
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1936-2-17: 'The Phantom' comic strip; 1st costumed superhero - HiPo > .The character’s story began in 1536, when the first Phantom swore an oath to fight evil after his father was killed by pirates. This pledge was passed down from generation to generation, with each successor taking on the identity of the Phantom. The legacy of the Phantom created an illusion of immortality, reinforcing his reputation as an eternal guardian of peace and justice.
The Phantom’s first published story, titled “The Singh Brotherhood,” revolved around the 21st Phantom's efforts to dismantle a criminal organization. It was an immediate success and the strip quickly gained international popularity, leading to it being syndicated in newspapers around the world. Consequently the Phantom had a significant impact on the superhero genre, with elements like secret identities and hidden lairs becoming standard features. Meanwhile, the Phantom continues to be published and has featured in comic books, television adaptations, and films.
Poopaganda vs Soviet Propaganda
22-8-14 Pootin’s version of propaganda – inhumane and mean (subs) - Katz > .
23-12-22 P00ti's War: Killer Instinct - NBC > .
23-10-5 Toxic Ruscian P00paganda in Ukraine: Weak West, Negotiations - Anna > .
23-9-20 [DIP Propaganda - Seeding, Harvesting, Amplification] - McBeth > .
23-9-7 Three Abominable P00ti LIES: Ukraine to WW2 | Tele > .
23-9-4 Backbone of P00tinism | [P00's P0wer: Scapegoating, Fear] (subs) - Katz > .
23-9-2 When the Elites Will Topple P00ti (subs) - Katz > .
23-8-29 Dictatorships: From Spin to Fear | Ruscist Regression (subs) - Katz > .
23-8-17 [Twisted] History Book | [Lying] High School P00paganda (subs) - Katz > .
23-8-11 Yandex as Most Dangerous Company | Co-Founder (subs) - Katz > .
23-7-23 Defense Ministry vs Reality | P00pagandistic LIES (subs) - Katz > .
23-7-4 P00paganda Bashing Wagner | [0pini0ns reversed] (subs) - Katz > .
23-6-22 [Ruscist Cognitive Dissonance and Virtuous Self-Delusion] (subs) - Katz > .
23-6-17 Ruscia's Economic Forum: P00ti's hyocrisy & LIES @ SPIEF (subs) - Katz > .
23-6-5 [De-NaZifying Ruscia | P00ti's Self-Serving Scam] (subs) - Katz > .
23-5-28 Debunking P00paganda - Ruscist R-U War LIES - K&G > .
23-5-13 [P00pagandistic manipulation and public opinion] (subs) - Katz > .
23-5-8 [Ruscist P00paganda] Ruses: Blatant Fabrications (subs) - Katz > .
23-4-16 R-U Hybrid Warfare: P00paganda, cyber, hybrid methods - Perun > .
23-4-11 Ukraine's True History: debunking 10 popular Ruscist LIES - Kyiv > .
23-4-7 Human Intel & PsyOps: Running intelligence operations - Kyiv > .
23-3-23 5 Takeaways [Xi’s P00petry visit] - Stubb - STG > .
23-2-25 “Ruscians fell victim to their own propaganda” | Starsky | Times > .
23-2-21 P00's Desperate DISinformation - state of state poopaganda | DW > .
23-2-10 Political Apoothy | Blame Game, Coping Strategies (subs) - Katz > .
23-2-9 Russians vs Ruzzians - "Public" Opinion re Pooti - Times > .
23-2-8 Ruscia’s Zociopathy | Once “decent” people провоенный (subs) - Katz > .
23-2-3 [Demented Krumblin Conspiracy Poopaganda] (subs) - Katz > .
23-1-29 [Pooti's Sociopathic Rewriting of History] (subs) - Katz > .
23-1-29 Ruscist Information Warfare - LIES, Confusion, Credulity - Perun > .
23-1-26 Xinhua & Xina's Most Obnoxious Karen - serpentza > .
23-1-26 Ruscist poopaganda 0 : Ukrainian propaganda 1 - Forces > .
23-1-24 Pooti's Ztupid R-U Miscalculation: Self-Inflicted Disaster - Spaniel > .
23-1-19 Kremlin's Bizarre Ideological Mission for 2023 - Vlad > .
23-1-12 Stories for children vs aggressive poopaganda (subs) - Katz > .
23-5-14 Month 10 | Fake News: Ruscian Poopaganda for Beginners | ARTE > .
22-12-28 Beware: Soft Ruscist Poopaganda and Fake YTers = Danger - Anna > .
22-12-18 "Honest" Soviet Television. Soviet Myths Debunked. Myth 18 - Anna > .
22-12-14 Failing, Backfiring Ruscist Poopaganda (subs) - Katz > .
22-12-5 Russians tired of poopaganda | Gardening beats Soloviev (subs) - MK > .
22-11-27 Poopaganda: Soviet Future Faking to "Correct Past" (subs) - MK > .
22-11-21 Poopagandistic Lies & Repression - Ruscia, Belarus, Hungary (subs) - Katz > .
22-11-19 Splinternet - Xina 1st of 35+ Countries Leaving Global Internet - Tech > .
22-11-17 Identifying, Countering Russian Poopaganda: Vlad V | Jake Broe > .
22-11-17 Poopagandistic malice | [Demented] reactions to Kherson (subs) - Katz > .
Societal Manipulation
Rashism (рашизм; a portmanteau of "Russia" and "fascism"), also known as Ruscism, Russism (Russian: русизм), or Russian fascism (Russian: русский фашизм), is a term used by a number of scholars, politicians and publicists to describe the political ideology and social practices of the Russian authorities during the rule of Vladimir Putin. It is also used to refer to the ideology of Russian military expansionism, and has been used as a label to describe an undemocratic system and nationality cult mixed with ultranationalism and a cult of personality. That transformation was described as based on the ideas of the "special civilizational mission" of the Russians, such as Moscow as the third Rome and expansionism, which manifests itself in anti-Westernism and supports regaining Imperial lands by conquest. The term "Rashist" is also widely used by the Ukrainian officials and media to more generally identify members of the Russian Armed Forces and supporters of Russian military aggression against Ukraine. The term can be traced back to 1995, when it was used in the context of the First Chechen War, but it became more internationally known and more widely described after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Posters - Propaganda
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History of Soviet Posters - The Cold War > .First World War Recruitment Posters > .
24-4-17 Stealthy Mobilisation in Ruscia | Konstantin Samoilov - Silicon > .
24-4-16 Is Mandatory Military Service Actually a Good Idea? - Context Matters > .
24-1-14 Demography & Armies - Recruitment, Retention, Manpower - Perun > .
24-2-1 Could National Service fix British forces recruitment crisis? | Sitrep > .
2017 Russian Revolution: Hope, Tragedy, Myths - BrLi > .
24-4-17 Stealthy Mobilisation in Ruscia | Konstantin Samoilov - Silicon > .
24-4-16 Is Mandatory Military Service Actually a Good Idea? - Context Matters > .
24-1-14 Demography & Armies - Recruitment, Retention, Manpower - Perun > .
24-2-1 Could National Service fix British forces recruitment crisis? | Sitrep > .
2017 Russian Revolution: Hope, Tragedy, Myths - BrLi > .
Societal Manipulation
During the Russian Revolution, different political agendas were communicated to people from all walks of life, including those who couldn’t read or write by skilled artists and illustrators of the time.
Prequel (2023)
[modified] Inspired by her research for the hit podcast Ultra, Rachel Maddow charts the rise of a wild American strain of authoritarianism that has been alive on the far-right-wrong edge of American politics for the better part of a century. Before and even after American troops had begun fighting abroad in World War 2, a clandestine network flooded the country with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of the U.S. war effort and persuading Americans that their natural alliance was with the Axis, not against it. It was a sophisticated and shockingly well-funded campaign to undermine democratic institutions, promote antisemitism, and destroy citizens’ confidence in their elected leaders, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the U.S. government and installing authoritarian rule.
At the same time, a handful of extraordinary activists and journalists were tracking the scheme, exposing it even as it was unfolding. In 1941 the U.S. Department of Justice finally made a frontal attack, identifying the key plotters, finding their backers, and prosecuting dozens in federal court.
None of it went as planned.
While the scheme has been remembered in history—if at all—as the work of fringe players, in reality it involved a large number of some of the country’s most influential elected officials. Their interference in law enforcement efforts against the plot is a dark story of the rule of law bending and then breaking under the weight of political intimidation.
That failure of the legal system had consequences. The tentacles of that unslain beast have reached forward into our history for decades. But the heroic efforts of the activists, journalists, prosecutors, and regular citizens who sought to expose the insurrectionists also make for a deeply resonant, deeply relevant tale in our own disquieting times.
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1939-2-20 Pro-Nazi rally held at Madison Square Garden in New York City - HiPo > .On 20 February 1939 a pro-Nazi rally was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, organised by the German American Bund.
The German American Bund was the successor to the Friends of New Germany organisation. This had been established, with support from Nazi Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess, by recent German immigrants to America who supported the Third Reich. It was soon investigated for being unpatriotic and, after it closed at the end of 1935, the German American Bund was established.
Under the leadership of Fritz Julius Kuhn, a naturalized American citizen of German descent, the organization gained momentum although it never received financial or verbal support from the Nazi government in Germany.
On February 20, 1939, at an event that arguably marked the height of the organisation, Kuhn addressed approximately 20,000 at a rally at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Nazi flags, swastikas, and propaganda adorned the venue while an enormous portrait of George Washington hung behind the stage.
Amidst this ocean of symbolism, Kuhn delivered an anti-Semitic and pro-Hitler speech, reflecting the organization's loyalty to Nazi Germany. President Roosevelt was repeatedly referred to as ‘Frank D. Rosenfeld’ while his New Deal was called the "Jew Deal" and the product of a Bolshevik-Jewish conspiracy.
Meanwhile, outside the building, 1,500 police officers had to hold back enormous crowds of anti-Nazis who had come to protest. Some protesters managed to gain access to Garden, where members of the militant arm of the Bund engaged in in fistfights with the hecklers. After the rally, Kuhn was found guilty of embezzlement and forgery, and the organisation rapidly declined.
Under the leadership of Fritz Julius Kuhn, a naturalized American citizen of German descent, the organization gained momentum although it never received financial or verbal support from the Nazi government in Germany.
On February 20, 1939, at an event that arguably marked the height of the organisation, Kuhn addressed approximately 20,000 at a rally at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Nazi flags, swastikas, and propaganda adorned the venue while an enormous portrait of George Washington hung behind the stage.
Amidst this ocean of symbolism, Kuhn delivered an anti-Semitic and pro-Hitler speech, reflecting the organization's loyalty to Nazi Germany. President Roosevelt was repeatedly referred to as ‘Frank D. Rosenfeld’ while his New Deal was called the "Jew Deal" and the product of a Bolshevik-Jewish conspiracy.
Meanwhile, outside the building, 1,500 police officers had to hold back enormous crowds of anti-Nazis who had come to protest. Some protesters managed to gain access to Garden, where members of the militant arm of the Bund engaged in in fistfights with the hecklers. After the rally, Kuhn was found guilty of embezzlement and forgery, and the organisation rapidly declined.
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