Category Archives: Propaganda

“…and others…”

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Naomi

I’m now reading the statement released by the Department of Justice delineating the arrest and charge of seditious conspiracy laid upon a founder of the Oath Keepers, for his role in the January 6 attempted insurrection. Better than the media … Continue reading →

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As a Jew, I’m beginning to take this stuff personally

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Though avowing “nothing but love for the Jewish people,” the Entrata entrepreneur David Bateman speculated in an email to fellow tech CEOs and businessmen with the subject line “Genocide” that the COVID-19 vaccine is part of … Continue reading →

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If demagogues are not “populists,” what should we call them?

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Naomi

No “if” about it. Demagogues work at appealing not to the “silent” majority, but to the noisy minority. I started thinking about this while reading a wise opinion piece in today’s Times, “From the ‘Silent Majority’ to the Unvaxxed Minority,” … Continue reading →

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