Propaganda for Beginners, Part 6: Pride in Prejudice; The manipulation of perception through “pre-bunking”
(Part 6 of the series “Propaganda for Beginners”: Read Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.)
What is “pre-bunking” and why is it dangerous? It is a method of...
Diplomatic, Economic and Military Deficits
A statement on Ukraine from the Quad (US, Australia, Japan, and India) seems to reflect India’s continuing irritation with the behavior of the western...
Ukraine’s (In)dependence Day: Utter Dependence on Neocon Death Lust
Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day on August 24 - this is also the anniversary of the launch of its counteroffensive last year on Kherson...
Bellingcat attacks Bonanza Media
Editors' Note: Controversy over the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has persisted with the West and its allies blaming the pro-Russian separatists in...
Understanding Aaron Bushnell’s Suicide Outside the Israeli Embassy
Introduction
On Sunday 25 February, US Air Force serviceman Aaron Bushnell, 25, set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC. He did...
The Johan Galtung Approach to Taboo Topics
Published simultaneously with The International Center for 9/11 Justice
A topic that is virtually never allowed to be addressed within the hallowed halls of academia...
Fog over Gaza: Examining 12 lingering questions on the conflict
It is now a month since the shocking events, and more shocking aftermath, of the October 7th attack on Israel by Hamas. In its...
Propaganda for Beginners, Part 2: Men with moustaches, or: Which threats do we react...
Part 2 of the series: Propaganda for Beginners. Part 1 available here.
(Editorial note: This article appeared first in German on NachDenkSeiten)
More than ten years...
The Propaganda Surrounding Nuclear Genocide
Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 Vladimir Putin has spoken several times about using nuclear weapons. However, the initial attention...
Hong Kong is Unrelated to Taiwan’s Fate
A common theme in news cycles related to Taiwan is how China’s ruthless response to the Hong Kong protests in 2019 and 2020 demonstrated...