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The pervasive censorship and the uniparty establishment are american wartime measures. #dmutc
In turn, keeping up the wartime posture is dictated by maintaining the #PaxAmericana. Which has certain major advantages.
The pervasive censorship and the uniparty establishment are american wartime measures. #dmutc
In turn, keeping up the wartime posture is dictated by maintaining the #PaxAmericana. Which has certain major advantages.
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The censorship is used to maintain a somewhat coherent foreign policy and posture in the face of strong internal dissent and plurality of voices.
The censorship is used to maintain a somewhat coherent foreign policy and posture in the face of strong internal dissent and plurality of voices.
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The uniparty establishment is used to continue economic & other wartime measures more or less intact, while being able to let voters express dissatisfaction with the outgoing admin & reps.
The above two factors lead to certain major problems.
The uniparty establishment is used to continue economic & other wartime measures more or less intact, while being able to let voters express dissatisfaction with the outgoing admin & reps.
The above two factors lead to certain major problems.
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Watching "5th Generation Warfare: History, Modern Context, and (Some) Solutions" by @s2_underground, and so far it's excellent 👍
Watching "5th Generation Warfare: History, Modern Context, and (Some) Solutions" by @s2_underground, and so far it's excellent 👍
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A tangential thought appeared:
*Credibility* is rapidly becoming more than an asset - becoming a *commodity* #dmutc.
Comparable in importance to that of oil's. With all the implications.
A tangential thought appeared:
*Credibility* is rapidly becoming more than an asset - becoming a *commodity* #dmutc.
Comparable in importance to that of oil's. With all the implications.
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Previously:
Providing credibility liquidity:
Previously:
Providing credibility liquidity:
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>you are not immune to propaganda
>you are not immune to propaganda
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for a while i was looking at how the OSINT community handles this. and it's a point where it's easy to put a thumb on the scale:
- providing one-sided info
- providing correct info and piggy-backing a skewed message on the back of it
for a while i was looking at how the OSINT community handles this. and it's a point where it's easy to put a thumb on the scale:
- providing one-sided info
- providing correct info and piggy-backing a skewed message on the back of it
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providing information to OSINT community has outsized impact: multiple people listen in and then re-publish to their own channel. rapidly, and often copying the language used.
thus providing early interpretation & opinion to OSINT community has outsized narrative-making power
providing information to OSINT community has outsized impact: multiple people listen in and then re-publish to their own channel. rapidly, and often copying the language used.
thus providing early interpretation & opinion to OSINT community has outsized narrative-making power
The supposed "problem" you have observed is in actuality a *protocol*.
You can't "solve" a protocol, you can only replace it with a better one. #dmutc
You can't "solve" a protocol, you can only replace it with a better one. #dmutc
"But Mark, why would you say you I can't solve a protocol?"
Because it has been put in place to solve an underlying problem. A problem that you haven't even noticed or identified, due to over focusing on the protocol itself. A parallel to #ChestertonsFence comes to mind.
Because it has been put in place to solve an underlying problem. A problem that you haven't even noticed or identified, due to over focusing on the protocol itself. A parallel to #ChestertonsFence comes to mind.
"But Mark, the protocol has certain serious issue to it?"
Is the issue with protocol worse than the original problem that is being solved by the protocol? Is your proposed new protocol better than the current protocol?
Is the issue with protocol worse than the original problem that is being solved by the protocol? Is your proposed new protocol better than the current protocol?
tired: monopoly on violence
wired: monopoly on social pressure
the common platform of big government and woke-lefty activists is *monopoly on social pressure*. #dmutc
wired: monopoly on social pressure
the common platform of big government and woke-lefty activists is *monopoly on social pressure*. #dmutc
note that violence is allowed, as long as it doesn't cause much of social pressure.
cf inner city gang violence vs cop shooting a black man.
cf inner city gang violence vs cop shooting a black man.
note that social pressure is not allowed, unless done by people allied with the government, and toeing the official line.
cf unchecked racial riots through 2020 vs the Jan 6th riot at Capitol.
cf unchecked racial riots through 2020 vs the Jan 6th riot at Capitol.
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a contrived case for "intellectual property":
"intellectual property" a way for government to wrangle some of the control over corporations back from media & commentariat. #dmutc
a contrived case for "intellectual property":
"intellectual property" a way for government to wrangle some of the control over corporations back from media & commentariat. #dmutc
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the gov largely controls corpos through property and monetary policy.
conversely, the media & commentariat controls corps through opinion & branding, and through the workers.
the gov largely controls corpos through property and monetary policy.
conversely, the media & commentariat controls corps through opinion & branding, and through the workers.
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the branding and the worker's know-how being tied down to the company by "intellectual property" shifts the control partly away from the journalists & commentariat and back to the government.
which is less bad, obviously.
the branding and the worker's know-how being tied down to the company by "intellectual property" shifts the control partly away from the journalists & commentariat and back to the government.
which is less bad, obviously.
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the society ascribes certain protections and exemptions from manliness to the women.
to a large extent, they are untouchable to warfare, revenge & retribution, personal criminal responsibility is limited - viewed through lens of expected leniency.
the society ascribes certain protections and exemptions from manliness to the women.
to a large extent, they are untouchable to warfare, revenge & retribution, personal criminal responsibility is limited - viewed through lens of expected leniency.
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the advanced society also ascribes those protections and exemptions for men *in certain select roles* - emissaries, envoys, ambassadors, *representatives*, lawyers.
not so much for *the elders*, no.
the advanced society also ascribes those protections and exemptions for men *in certain select roles* - emissaries, envoys, ambassadors, *representatives*, lawyers.
not so much for *the elders*, no.
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having major protections and exemptions for years on end does influence the development of moral character of people in those positions. think your elected representatives or lawyers.
they become insular, self-governing societies, where a lot of guarantees are a given.
having major protections and exemptions for years on end does influence the development of moral character of people in those positions. think your elected representatives or lawyers.
they become insular, self-governing societies, where a lot of guarantees are a given.
