The Lincoln Project The Finer Points of Narrative Warfare with Paul Cobaugh
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Oct 27, 2022 Paul Cobaugh, VP of Narrative Strategies, explores narrative warfare's impact on politics and national security. GOP's shift to extremism, Trump's threat, and the need for principled leadership. Learn more at TruthAboutThreats.com
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Narrative and Influence
- Narrative is how humans interpret stimuli and create meaning, driving decisions.
- Influencing involves triggering or creating identities to evoke predictable responses.
Trump's Narrative Warfare
- Donald Trump intuitively triggers specific audiences, but broader reach involved external help.
- Cambridge Analytica, Russian influence operations, and rallies conditioned responses, similar to cults.
Republican Party as Extremist Movement
- The current Republican Party functions as an extremist movement, driven by Trump's extremist narrative.
- This movement is fueled by professionally shaped identities susceptible to his influence.