http://comops.org/journal/2010/01/14/lets-amplify-extremist-contradictions/ A Journal of the Consortium for Strategic Communication Sun, 20 May 2012 16:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://comops.org/journal/2010/01/14/lets-amplify-extremist-contradictions/comment-page-1/#comment-383 G Fisher Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:19:11 +0000 http://comops.org/journal/?p=1865#comment-383 I agree whole-heartedly. Since the rest of the world loves to point out the contradictions in the US policies versus actions versus statements, then it is only fair that everyone get a taste of that. Of course, that explains why totalitarian governments always control the press. This would go hand-in-hand with winning the “Hearts and Minds” strategy the Mr. Jeff Halverson posted about. I would suggest that the people who blindly follow will always blindly follow, however those that are in any of the insurgent groups for other reasons might be shaken loose when they are shown the hypocrisy of the organization(s) that they are in. Aggressive messages showing all of the sides of an issue can only help demonstrate that we know we are not perfect and that any organization that claims to be is lying. I agree whole-heartedly. Since the rest of the world loves to point out the contradictions in the US policies versus actions versus statements, then it is only fair that everyone get a taste of that. Of course, that explains why totalitarian governments always control the press.
This would go hand-in-hand with winning the “Hearts and Minds” strategy the Mr. Jeff Halverson posted about. I would suggest that the people who blindly follow will always blindly follow, however those that are in any of the insurgent groups for other reasons might be shaken loose when they are shown the hypocrisy of the organization(s) that they are in.
Aggressive messages showing all of the sides of an issue can only help demonstrate that we know we are not perfect and that any organization that claims to be is lying.

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