psycho+log
I’m not sure what to put down… currently reading a book on psychological warfare, very interesting stuff but the author’s language is so weak… it’s in Arabic and it’s no surprise the author’s language is like that since he’s in the army,or was.. dunno… this book was published back in 1975, and I found a copy of it in our library… and since I finished reading The Scarlet Letter and still haven’t bought another meal for the thought, I figured I’d take a look at this book…. if only the author’s language was better!
It’s amazing how one can control people by knowing how they think,and using that to channel their minds to whichever direction one wants. Fear is certainly a devastating power. Usage of black propaganda,aeral propaganda leaflets and various PSYOPS (psychological operations) can strongly weaken the morale of the enemy’s troops and even that of civilians. this achieved, the enemy will find little resistance and perhaps even no resistance at all should the people be deeply affected by the operations. The whole point of these operations is to make you question your own beliefs and your motives for defending your country or doing whatever it is that you are convinced is necessary that you do, once you question that, it is easy to beat u down. More and more leaflets will be dropped telling you not to resist and making you doubt your leaders’ intentions and abilities, telling you that these troops are here to protect you should you stay out of their business. This is how leaflets work.
Rumors and uncertain/misleading news also play a great role in PSYWARs. It’s amazing how little attention we pay these small things that could infact affect us a great deal.
I found a great site about PSYWARs and PSYOPS, it provides examples of these operations and even leaflets..which is awesome! This thing is big…real big : http://www.psywar.org/index.php
It makes me wonder how many people are aware of such things, I mean, I basically know so few people who know that such things exist… it’s so sad.. how are we supposed to survive without first knowing what’s going on in the world around us?
**The U.S. Department of Defense defines psychological warfare (PSYWAR) as:
“The planned use of propaganda and other psychological actions having the primary purpose of influencing the opinions, emotions, attitudes, and behavior of hostile foreign groups in such a way as to support the achievement of national objectives.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSYWAR
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