Ah. Election season. The time of year where everyone with a social
media account suddenly becomes an expert on politics. And how fortunate we are that they all share
their well researched opinions unprompted and on full blast constantly. Social media, the place where nuanced discourse
goes to die a horrible death. And I’m here to help desecrate its grave
with a video on writing propaganda! Oh don’t worry. I’m not here to tell you who to vote for,
I’m here to tell you how to think! Am I covering propaganda in order to help
people recognize when such techniques are being employed on them and thus be more prepared
to resist deceitful manipulation? Of course not! I’m here to teach the valiant culture warriors
that plague the comment sections of the internet how to more effectively lie and deceive others
as well as win their very high stake arguments. Arguing with random people on the internet
is the best and most constructive use of one’s time after all! So march with me brave keyboard warriors as
Terrible Writing Advice covers writing propaganda! Now the first and most important thing to
remember is that the opponent is always literately Hitler! The best propaganda technique is to go from
0 to Godwin’s Law as fast as possible! Nothing beats the combo of reductio ad hitlerum
and literately misusing the word literately. Yes this is a form of association fallacy,
but you know who else accused others of association fallacies? Hitler! Remember on the internet, if X then Nazis
no matter how tortured the logic is. Now what if, for the sake of argument, the
opponent is not literately Hitler on account of him being dead since the 40s? Does that mean I would have to actually address
my opponent’s arguments? Of course not! Time to break out the personal attacks and
ad hominum them into the ground! Best to start the argument off by calling
the opponent stupid. Be sure to add some expletives as well to
spice things up. The opponent can’t have the high ground
if I drag them down to wallow in the mud with me. Yes my opponent’s arguments will remain
unaddressed, but no one will notice when we are both too busy slinging third grade insults
at one another. If one finds being nasty to the opponent just
isn’t their thing, then perhaps smug dismissal is a better option? Why ad hominum when instead we can ad botinum
and dismiss one’s opponent as a bot, corporate shill, and/or foreign agent. In no way will this make one look stupid when
they continue to engage with the person they just labeled a bot. Now my advice so far has been centered around
attacking the opponent rather than their arguments. But what happens when the opponent manages
to successfully thwart an argument? Well… um... what about this other evil thing
that my opponent did, huh? Checkmate! Every keyboard warrior needs to install a
whataboutism escape hatch before they trudge through the depths of online discourse. Whataboutism works great because it turns
the focus of the argument away from anything nuanced and instead drags it down into yet
another personal attack. What happens if the opponent points out the
whataboutism and tries to steer the argument back on course? Well then grab the wheel and crash that argument
back into the rocks with another personal attack. Oh no. My opponent has presented direct evidence
that my argument is bad. Score one for the opposition… or it would
have if I didn’t just move that goalpost further out. This one’s easy because eventually I can
move that goalpost far enough that my opponent will never score a point. Score one for me! Remember, the burden of proof can be shifted
as easily as that goalpost and thus free the culture warrior to continue to make outrageous
claims that their opponent cannot disprove because they don’t operate on insane troll
logic. What if one lacks evidence to support their
claim? No worries. Just say that the lack of evidence is evidence! It works for conspiracy theories. And if that doesn’t cut it then tell them
to just google it or provide links to sources that are just as neck deep in crazy town. Now that we have thoroughly destroyed our
foe with facts and logic, but mostly personal attacks utterly devoid of intellectual merit,
it’s time to finish them off for good by eviscerating their argument for maximum ego
gain. To accomplish this requires careful study
of the enemy and their ideology to know ins and outs of their belief system and perspective. But that requires I get out of my echo chamber
circle jerk so that’s not going to happen. Instead, every culture warrior should become
familiar with the strawman version of their opponent! Why come equipped with arguments that refute
a foe’s central thesis when we can instead be prepared to face a weakened shell of a
foe that resembles nothing of the actual enemy I’m trying to fight. The best plans are ones that rely on the assumption
that the enemy won’t fight back. But what if the opponent uses a strawman argument? Should I refute this argument by pointing
out how it’s a gross simplification and highlight the use of the strawman fallacy? No! Amateur mistake. The real way to counter a strawman argument
is to become the strawman incarnate! Embrace every negative aspect of the opponent's
characterization all for the sake of “owning” them. No price is too steep for victory especially
in the race to the bottom! Yes this can be done ironically, but inevitability
the shift must be made to unironically embrace the worst aspects of the opponent’s characterizations. If not, then don’t worry. Eventually we will be awash in people who
think they’re in good company. Although our foe’s argument now lies in
smoldering ruins a culture warrior still can’t rest easy! It’s not enough to simply crush my enemies,
see them driven the before me, and to read the lamentations in their comments. I am so insecure in my worldview that I require
constant validation and reinforcement from others. Otherwise who else will I share all of these
“extremely funny and most definitely not overused” memes with? We need to win over everyone else to my side! The best way to convince people to jump aboard
is to insist that everyone else already has. Climb onboard the bandwagon fallacy! Yes the bandwagon is probably getting ready
to hurtle over a cliff, but I’ll just leave out that part. There’s no pressure quite like peer pressure. But what if my side isn’t really part of
the majority and is in fact widely loathed by pretty much everyone? Well in that case just pretend there is a
silent majority who secretly supports my side. Yes this is an act of willful delusion, but
is probably preferable to having a share a crowed bandwagon, and lets be honest, they’re
are way too many crowded bandwagons nowadays. How else can I sell my extremely bad ideas? The thing about selling ideas in that it must
be properly branded. Like, for example, It’s really easy to sell
people eugenics when it isn’t called that and instead ask them if they think that stupid
people shouldn’t reproduce. Just rebrand. It’s not genocide, it’s a demographic
reallocation initiative. It’s not strategic bombing, it’s peacekeeping
because there will be peace once there’s nothing left but rubble. Did that still not work? Well is there a rough analog in nature? If so, then just point that out. It’s okay that I’m allowed to rip off
senile old people because the strong preying on the weak is all natural… you know like
cancer and intestinal parasites. Appeals to nature are always great so long
as no one thinks about how horrible nature is. If someone though sees through this and cites
a specific example of why this is stupid, then it may be time to pivot away from the
specific and to the broad and general. Enter the glittering generalities fallacy. My side isn’t bad because my side supports
freedom, honor, and common sense! Does that mean freedom to or freedom from? That’s a big distinction. What constitutes as honor can be very subjective
on the individual level and even more so culturally. Common sense tends to be a non-starter when
used to try to find simple solutions for complex, multifaceted problems. But none of that matters because all those
words have positive connotations and anyone who opposes me also opposes freedom, honor,
and common sense! Claiming to have common sense is extra useful
because it can appeal to the common folk, or plain folks fallacy. See, two fallacies for the price of one! Just be sure to hide those luxury sport cars
away before trying to convince people you’re one of the plain folks. Now if none of these are really moving people
then it maybe time to break out the big lie. In other words, if I’m going to lie, I might
as well lie big and lie often. The big lie works because of its audacity
and is even more effective when used in large enough quantities that it completely drowns
out the truth. Don’t forget to combine the big lie with
scapegoating. This group of weak people with no power are
the secret cause of everyone’s problems in spite of having no power or ability to
cause said problems! All we need now is to combine scapegoating
and the big lie with the final ingredient in this ultimate propaganda cocktail, fear. Yes. Good. Old fashioned. Fear. Fear works so well when combined with scapegoating
and the big lie because it creates an environment where people’s emotions think for them. That is the point of propaganda, to rob people
of their ability to think for themselves, for their own good of course, but mostly for
my good. Now we could just… not write propaganda? You know, like a decent person would? Which is what a looser would say. Remember, the biggest mistake of writing propaganda
is not falling for your own propaganda. Lies are super useful and have no drawbacks
whatsoever! Why would anyone need accurate information
in order to make informed decisions? You know what they say? Garbage in, diamonds out! This makes it very useful to fall for your
own lies especially in the pursuit of unchecked power for power’s sake. It’s not like when the lies add up, when
delusion can no longer support the weight of overwhelming inevitability, when its too
late for practically to fix what ideology broke, there will be nothing left… Which is probably how much adsense revenue
I’ll get for this video.
The love triangle man uploaded another video nice
He's not even being subtle in his criticism of the right in this one, I love it.