The art of Propaganda"I like Bernie" - Donald J. Trump on Bernie Sanders
- by Nikos Koltsidas - Smart Democracy
- Feb 9, 2017
- 3 min read
This is "how Bernie helped Trump", despite the differences of the two men,both of them used anti-systemic rhetoric on their campaign.
Mr. Bernie Sanders was the first imposing that Mrs. Hillary Clinton was a lobbyist, crashed Clinton's icon and was against the Media that followed her.
Following that smoothed path, Donald Trump found a way to place his dilemma, "are you with the system that fools you and helps the lobbyists or with me, me that media are against me? "
If Bernie could predict that his tactic was serving Trump on the long run, we will never know.
But this is a great example of propaganda and its' results.
Propaganda is the art of implanting decisions by introducing emotional dilemmas.Voters must be aware of propaganda in order to remain critical.
This is a great example of propaganda in practice, a great example that supports our proposal for Citizens and Candidates diploma.
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We are now in a time that people worldwide, choose with anti-systemic criteria. People don't really expect something by their vote or maybe they expect everything and nothing at the same time.
People don't really demand anything from the one they choose, they only want to punish the system, because it was proved to their eyes that the system was not honest to them.
Most important because those in the system have a way better quality of life and than the average person.
The system in their subconscious mind is a fraud and a thief.
This is maybe true but just describing it, doesn't mean that you made the appropriate changes.
Also part of the system maybe corrupted but doesn't mean automatically that without a system everything will be better.
At this time that economic crisis grows and fear rises, people seem to take risks.
Actually they are not taking risks, it is the feeling that they are doomed and have nothing to lose and they are just choosing the simplest message.
Anything simple gives them the feeling of safety. People need to feel comfortable and that someone, will take care of the bad guys. Justice.
They vote who ever tells them that will punish the system for good.
The arena opened.
Propaganda tricks: you describe the system as awful, a fraud, you say that people deserve better, you declare your confidence on how to do it but you never give details.
When you are asked for details on what your plans are, you give examples not a program,just a plan, you declare confidence on your plans and program but because of external enemies or sometimes internal enemies you cannot give out details. You create enemies vicious enemies that you need to fight. Your supporters know are caged to this holly purpose. And with you they find a direction on who they are with and who to fight against.It is similar as choosing a team when you are a kid.
Even when you give details you never bring arguments on their feasibility.
You just declare confidence.
Never doubt yourself, never give details of your proposal, talk to people's emotion.
Propaganda was always used at wars, a great speech before you risk your life.
It has its' roots on dilemmas as freedom or death.
In our example here, Bernie Sanders started a propaganda that helped Donald Trump in the long run.
If we assume that Bernie didn't want to help Trump and wanted to help society, his propaganda returned Boomerang.
This is very common in politics but politicians keep on doing it.
If we assume that Bernie Sanders wanted Donald Trump to win, as in the long run to be his opponent, then his strategy was successful. This is the dynamics of propaganda and communication.
At this point of history propaganda is the winner and the antidote is a Citizens and Candidates diploma, to learn how these tricks works.
Disclaimer:
We can only assume, we are not accusing nor judging. The example between Mr. Trump and Mr. Sanders is abstract not personal, it is used only as a model to describe communication methods in politics.
The opposite opinion or another opinion or an expansion to this, is very welcome.