tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post2187691321554417985..comments2024-03-29T00:24:13.128-04:00Comments on Daniel Greenfield / Sultan Knish Articles at DanielGreenfield.org : Using Cultural Technology in the Culture WarDaniel Greenfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-28040376574505500892014-07-11T19:31:00.934-04:002014-07-11T19:31:00.934-04:00CLIA,
Don't give up. You're right. If you...CLIA,<br /><br />Don't give up. You're right. If you want to see an example of how this has worked before, first on one man by his own hand and then on a country, read "The Education of Ronald Reagan."Joe Katzmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-45081735639079523302013-03-14T19:23:02.679-04:002013-03-14T19:23:02.679-04:00This essay I believe gets to the heart of how to c...This essay I believe gets to the heart of how to counteract leftism, or at least where to start. But then feeding the idea of the essay back on itself, it could better be condensed into a set of terse, pithy memes. Why do this? Because such explanations as provided will never appeal to the common citizen as he exists in the current Western informational/entertainment milieu. <br /><br />As Daniel already stated, this is where progressives have it all over conservatives. The left in general have an absolute genius for condensing their ideas into effective memes, slogans, and analogies. Perhaps this has something to do with their conspiratorial efforts over the decades, starting with the Frankfurt School. <br /><br />I also understand that the left have almost complete control of the culture and media that delivers same. However, what we are now seeing is simply the result of an effective feedback loop put in place long ago, in which the left first attempted to impose a slogan, the media easily picked up on it, and the great unwashed masses some time thereafter regurgitated it back to complete the loop. <br /><br />Time after time I am led to these conclusions, and time after time I am effectively ignored or my thesis is watered down or sidetracked by other conservatives. I firmly believe that there must be a conservative think tank devoted to creating effective traditional memes. Also, if writers like Daniel could really get to the heart of their ideas in a few terse sentences, and if those sentences/slogans/what have you could then be picked up in unapologetic unison by the West's conservative political leaders, then given but a little time and effort on everyone's part such traditional conservative ideas would then actually start to disseminate and take hold within the population.<br /><br />He who controls the language, controls the debate.<br />He who controls the debate, controls the society.Conservative Language Institute of Americanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-66784994060122045992013-01-14T17:00:23.275-05:002013-01-14T17:00:23.275-05:00Please publish the control points and narrative rh...Please publish the control points and narrative rhythm portions of the discussion in a separate article. This one is a helluva piece - loved it. I'd like to know where you think shame and covering fits into the program, as I believe this plays a larger part in Western feminine motivations (and I mean feminine, not women or feminist)than those such as the Koran do in the ME male. Perhaps they are different swatches of the same cloth. Also; don't shorten the articles here. I look forward to reading you every day, and haven't seen a word yet that shouldn't have been there. <br /><br />MegohmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-36056518286443157472013-01-14T02:35:38.676-05:002013-01-14T02:35:38.676-05:00A phenomenally prescient, original, and compelling...A phenomenally prescient, original, and compelling essay, Mr. Greenfield... All the more so for those of us increasingly attuned to the dangerous interface between cultural programming (bingo!) and social network programming.<br /><br />If I have my facts straight, one of Zuckerberg's FB developer cohort designed and ran the original Obama campaign HQ social networking operations. Amongst the outrages so produced there was the coordinated denial of service attack --just before the 2008 election-- on the WGN-radio interview of Stanley Kurtz discussing his research on the Chicago Annenberg Challenge cabal at moment when the electorate absolutely had to be kept blissfully ignorant of the Barack Obama-Bill Ayers cabal. <br /><br />The Rethugs were utterly clueless on all that back then and remained so last November when social networking apps and voter preference algorithms are what drove the Obamazoids' brilliant ground game. The same guy went on to buy the venerable New Republic, lock stock and barrel, once Marty Peretz was finally crowbarred outta there.jeyihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16895211028160718377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-48493645075692080252013-01-14T02:17:11.550-05:002013-01-14T02:17:11.550-05:00My articles here usually weigh in between 1,500 an...My articles here usually weigh in between 1,500 and 1,800 words, which is 3 to 4 pages. That's weighty, but it's the size that I naturally seem to hit.<br /><br />Front Page articles come in at a more traditional 1,000 or two pages, which people are more comfortable with. The blog posts at The Point vary.<br /><br />This one however appears to have hit 2,800 words or nearly 6 pages. It's a rather unusual sized beast, but it could have been longer. I didn't even go into control points or narrative rhythm. Sometimes when a subject is big enough, the article is big too.Daniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-23436125210246895912013-01-13T20:04:10.648-05:002013-01-13T20:04:10.648-05:00For Gayle and VA, we must make them hear us. A bit...For Gayle and VA, we must make them hear us. A bit of inspiration<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMS0X_TbHNU<br /><br />Make Them Hear You<br /><br /><br />KeliataAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-35360784521081862652013-01-13T19:52:56.902-05:002013-01-13T19:52:56.902-05:00PS Denis the editor: No blue pencil for Daniel:)
...PS Denis the editor: No blue pencil for Daniel:) <br /><br />Keliata Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-15010129190473015782013-01-13T16:50:11.049-05:002013-01-13T16:50:11.049-05:00Denis--
It's true that many newspaper readers...Denis--<br /><br />It's true that many newspaper readers prefer articles that are no more than 800 words long. IMO though, news and editorials in the correct hands provides the art that reaches and teaches people on an entirely different level.<br /><br />If an article is too brief and 800 words is very brief people tend to skim over the information and don't ponder them.<br /><br />Keliata<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-28501494386605633422013-01-13T16:45:24.196-05:002013-01-13T16:45:24.196-05:00As for liberals and social justice: Is there anyth...As for liberals and social justice: Is there anything inherently wrong with tikkun olam aside from the spin liberals have placed on it?<br /><br />Keliata<br /><br /><br />Shavua tov, DanielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-36266303145877121542013-01-13T16:37:11.018-05:002013-01-13T16:37:11.018-05:00PR and emotional/spiritual manipulation:( I feel s...PR and emotional/spiritual manipulation:( I feel so snowed at the thought that I have been watching RT for nearly a year, completely entertained and questioning more as the station's motto instructs.<br /><br />Even as I am well aware of its funding source I never gave a thought as to its commercials. Who advertises with the network?<br /><br />Only recently did I pay enough attention to see that there are no traditional commercials. And what do the network's signature colors of black and green and its little butterfly logo have to do with anything traditionally Russian? No red flags or hammer and sickles. No images of Stalin or Lenin. Nothing Communist at all.<br /><br />But what can I possibly know about Russia?? I am Italian American. The wisdom and passion of the great operas resonate with me on such a deep level. <br /><br />Russia? How can I possibly know other than Commmunism? But a small glimmer of it in the mandolin/balalaikas (sp) in the 30-second Discover Russia segments on RT. Why I can't say, but that musical still small voice tells me Russia can be found in its folk music. It seems as authentic, much more so than Communism and all of its symbols.<br /><br /><br />As an American my cultural still small voice can be found in the First Amendment and how soul crushing it was to have my writing officially banned for two weeks. So while I will most likely never own a gun I can understand the passion and importance of those who do.<br /><br />Chip away at the Constitution enough and all we're left with is a once upon a time story of America.<br /><br />Keliata<br /><br />It's doubtful that I will everAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-58315282666820095772013-01-13T16:25:38.193-05:002013-01-13T16:25:38.193-05:00This is difficult to understand but given the leve...This is difficult to understand but given the level of your knowledge of history, psychology and religion I will read it over and over again to obtain a better comprehension of it.<br /><br />For some reason I find myself pondering how and why G-d spoke to Moshe through a burning bush and Eliyahu and the still small voice. G-d is omnipotent and yet seems always to contain Himself whether in a burning bush or still small voice, though I am not sure what the still small voice is. Heart? Soul? But certainly within the human being...somewhere.<br /><br /><br />KeliataAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-81695033866972957842013-01-13T14:52:23.301-05:002013-01-13T14:52:23.301-05:00@ DenisO ....somewhat.....but being no native Engl...@ DenisO ....somewhat.....but being no native English speaker it takes me more of an effort to fully grasp these high level articles, but on the other hand I feel Daniel's short & simple Frontpage columns a bit of a waste of his fine intellect and precious time. I am aware that I have no idea of the effectiveness of those news "flashes". mindRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160934421830568737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-61012302011411129312013-01-13T14:28:08.431-05:002013-01-13T14:28:08.431-05:00Each article is a fire-hose dose of words that are...Each article is a fire-hose dose of words that are too much for me to effectively digest on a daily basis. Not that I disagree, but unless there is a requirement for so many words per day, I feel "less would be more". So many of these essays are a thesis in themselves, and I'm amazed that one person can churn them out, day after day. I think the conclusions are correct, but somehow, the presentations are so long that they overwhelm the logic within.<br />Maybe I'm a frustrated editor, but does anyone else feel the same?DenisOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-24120566446487974562013-01-13T12:37:53.395-05:002013-01-13T12:37:53.395-05:00I love Ya, Dan!
I can't help but feel as if y...I love Ya, Dan!<br /><br />I can't help but feel as if you wrote this one for me.<br /><br />I'm such a troll-ish old narcissist, aren't I?<br />-steveazAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-34920658480306929152013-01-13T11:56:18.240-05:002013-01-13T11:56:18.240-05:00Mr ED, I always loved your TV program. Wilbur was ...Mr ED, I always loved your TV program. Wilbur was so cute!F Perkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-1563102433806847252013-01-13T11:54:59.145-05:002013-01-13T11:54:59.145-05:00 Evil men run the world because people threw God o... Evil men run the world because people threw God out. The result is that these evil men become gods and control people.chananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-11118546038797934372013-01-13T11:24:45.556-05:002013-01-13T11:24:45.556-05:00Conservatives need to start thinking deeply about ...Conservatives need to start thinking deeply about what it means to support the Left by watching television, going to movies, etc. As the culture war intensifies, cultural secession becomes ever more necessary in order to keep our minds free, and our money out of the Left's coffers.<br /><br />We're on a battlefield right now, one defined by ideas and minds, not bullets. Unplugging from the matrix is the action of a cultural Warrior; individually it may not seem like much, but if effected on a mass scale becomes significant.Gaylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-24807524459754353152013-01-13T10:24:20.178-05:002013-01-13T10:24:20.178-05:00Very depressing but very probably correct. This sh...Very depressing but very probably correct. This shows humans to be more mechanistic than my idealized view can encompass, a case against free will. Logic, history, argument, intelligence, all for naught in favor of skilful programming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-7338947646166960652013-01-13T10:08:50.956-05:002013-01-13T10:08:50.956-05:00That is why controlling communication also means c...That is why controlling communication also means control of the group.<br />Children are a primal control point.<br />A 'shortcut' message is code. It encompasses a larger idea in an easily accessible form.<br />Culture is programming. <br />The narrative forms the personal and tribal identity.<br />The radical follower subsumes his ego into the ideology.<br />Educational systems disguise Liberalism as Americanism.<br />We are in a culture war and that means it is time to understand the nature of that conflict. <br /><br /><br />Getting there.Mr EDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-82171088986942260652013-01-13T10:01:24.153-05:002013-01-13T10:01:24.153-05:00Thank you SK for this very thoroughly thought out ...Thank you SK for this very thoroughly thought out article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-76138900805046399172013-01-13T07:42:47.999-05:002013-01-13T07:42:47.999-05:00This battle of programs and sub-programs will requ...This battle of programs and sub-programs will require a thorough exposure of what Stalin, Mao, and a host of other big-time and small-scale manipulators did, under the rationale of making the world a better place.careyrowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958687878367659875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-31044729905948284472013-01-13T07:17:19.097-05:002013-01-13T07:17:19.097-05:00Man LOVES his sin. The message we have, "Repe...Man LOVES his sin. The message we have, "Repent and be saved, fiscally & spiritually" is unappealing to those reveling in their sin until they come down from the high and realize their deep NEED for forgiveness and GRACE.<br /><br />Try as we will (and in fact we MUST) it will always be seen as "uncool", old fashioned, mean spirited harshing of someone's "groove".<br /><br />YES! Go ye therefore into social media and technology making disciples...<br /><br />But don't expect the masses to think it is yummy...<br /><br />That said, I am a 30+ year veteran of Hi-Tech and I am ready to enlist in this socio-cultural war. Where is my Cultural-AR and my Uniform.<br /><br />Let's Roll...VA_Ranchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-76251838247137737762013-01-13T03:34:34.264-05:002013-01-13T03:34:34.264-05:00Good for you that you wrote this.Good for you that you wrote this.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05349024830056532674noreply@blogger.com