{"id":1738,"date":"2022-03-17T08:55:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T21:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/?p=1738"},"modified":"2022-08-28T09:42:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T23:42:53","slug":"the-power-of-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ozvoyager.com\/?p=1738","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Propaganda"},"content":{"rendered":"

The recent invasion of Ukraine<\/a> by Russia attempting to rebuild<\/a> an Empire or making Russia great again just highlights the dangers of any country electing or putting faith in would be autocrats. As they all come to power citing some beef with minorities as the fix it for all problems. Along with inciting hate rather than promoting well thought out political solutions. Putin\u2019s war<\/a> on Ukraine<\/a> or as he likes to call it \u201cSpecial Operations\u201d is supposed to be getting rid of the Nazi\u2019s yet he is killing women and children. This is how propaganda<\/a> works, Hitler also used the same method<\/a> only with today\u2019s technology they can control the messaging for an entire country. So the general population of Russia will be totally oblivious<\/a> to the reality of what their leader is doing<\/a> and herein lies the power of the media in the hands of an autocrat. You only have to look at the many people talking to their relatives in Russia who try to explain they are being bombed out of existence and they just don\u2019t believe them. Even a father doesn\u2019t believe his own daughter. Trump people are no different, they choose to remain in this BS<\/a> bubble that puts everyone else at risk by wanting to take the USA down the same political path as Russia. \u00a0All countries have a certain percentage of their population gullible<\/a> to these types of political figures including Australia. However America seems to have a higher<\/a> percentage than most<\/a> due to it\u2019s past history aligned in faith<\/a> and those same sections<\/a> of the population intolerant<\/a> of minorities<\/a> & opposing<\/a> views. Trump came to power singing<\/a> this song, wrapping himself<\/a> in the flag with one hand on an upside<\/a> down Bible<\/a>. Not with a unifying message<\/a>, but one that incites division<\/a>. \u00a0This was exactly how Putin tried to boost Trump with his powerful propaganda<\/a> effort only it worked beyond his wildest dreams. As Trump become full on doing<\/a> Putin\u2019s bidding<\/a> trying his best to divide<\/a> a global western alliance for the sake of me<\/a> first. This is the perfect recipe<\/a> for a country to fail and their real enemies<\/a> to prosper. Unfortunately the cult<\/a> like followers of this individual never take stock when faced with the realities<\/a> of their choice. A criminal<\/a> grifter<\/a>, corrupt to the core<\/a> yet when exposed<\/a> they keep giving him a pass<\/a>. Even characterising Trump as a Rambo like figure despite him dodging the draft. Compare that to the leader<\/a> of Ukraine at the moment<\/a> despite his perilous position, no bone spurs for him. Another trend with this cult was to promote more<\/a> and more<\/a> crazies<\/a> rather than sensible rational<\/a> thinking<\/a> people as their elected<\/a> representative. Not only is this delusional<\/a> it puts their own<\/a> country and the entire free world at risk<\/a>. \u00a0It was just fortunate that enough Americans woke up<\/a> the second time round instead believing the untrue<\/a> or being wilfully<\/a> blind<\/a>. Because this is what reality looks like outside that comfort bubble<\/a> of only listening to what you want to hear and see. Right now there is no choice of remaining in that bubble<\/a>, unless of course you tune into Russian TV<\/a>. The Truth may be confronting and ugly but it shows the danger<\/a> of blind faith that discards facts<\/a> and common sense<\/a>\u00a0that is dismissed as fake<\/a> news. This war<\/a> being raged in Ukraine is not only a battle<\/a> for democracy, it\u2019s a war<\/a> on truth<\/a>. The same battle<\/a> that has<\/a> been going on<\/a> in America for the past<\/a> decade<\/a>. A war on truth<\/a> designed to kill<\/a> a democracy<\/a> just like in Ukraine that large elements<\/a> of the American<\/a>\u00a0 conservative<\/a> movement are playing<\/a> a part<\/a> in.<\/p>\n