Disinfolklore Podcast | Paradoxes' brainwashing qualities in ordinary news
What I look at in Disinfolklore is particularly the system effects of specific memes.
I’m also interested in how they affect us—our motivations, intentions, and attitudes. The Disinfolklore universe is unique because it wraps the world in a narrative, much like how Russians wrap everyone in Eastern Ukraine. It’s an all-encompassing system, like being in love or grief, where memes aggregate to transform your mind.
This transformation is akin to being in a cult, where you start believing things like Greenland or Venezuela belonging to America, or Ukraine to Russia. It’s the result of thousands, millions of memes. I’ve been working on what I call paradoxical brainwashing. For example, being a Ukraine supporter but believing Ukraine will lose. This paradox was evident when a caller on the show was consistently negative, despite factual arguments from others.
The paradox extends to statements like “Putler wants Ukraine to succeed,” even while bombing Ukraine. These contradictions are part of cult formation and brainwashing, not just rhetorical ticks but powerful weapons. The hesitancy in such statements indicates an understanding of their paradoxical nature, yet they are swallowed by the gullible.
Imagine someone exhausted from two years in a bomb shelter in Ukraine, susceptible to the paradox of surrendering for peace. The generosity Donald spoke of is like that of a wife-beater, using apparent contradictions to brainwash and soothe. Over time, we become habituated to these contradictions.
Disinfolklore isn’t just one story; it’s hundreds, day after day. Paradoxes become more than rhetorical tricks; they’re powerful weapons. The charge of hypocrisy is part of these paradoxes, often seen in propaganda. They aim to get people used to paradoxes and inconsistencies.
We’ve seen commentators sort confusing data through rhetorical flourishes, like Gideon Rachman of the FT. They reveal a lack of attention to the nuances of global events, viewing Ukraine as a mere news story. However, the situation in Ukraine is a result of Russia’s decision to go all in on Ukraine in February 2014.
These hypocrisies and paradoxes are pointed out in statements like “European politicians care about human rights, but look at us, they won’t let Russian newspapers in.” It’s hypocrisy. Once you notice this, you see it everywhere. Many people do it out of habit, without thinking it through. I’m making a plea to pay attention to these paradoxes and avoid them unless they’re truly interesting. They have brainwashing effects. All politicians are corrupt, Europeans are corrupt, Russia just wants peace. If we can scan for paradoxes and contradictions inside memes, it becomes a valuable discipline, helping us interpret data more insightfully.
I awarded the 2025 Positive Trolling Award to Tweet for Anna for her comprehensive threads, embodying positive trolling elements like generosity, ethical discipline, patience, joyous perseverance, focus, and insightfulness. Her work, like Mocker’s, interjects humor and mocking laughter into the horrific things we encounter daily.
Another idea I’ve had is the Ukraine bridge drop backstop. Putin’s residence troll was a premature ejaculation, born of panic. The Russians sabotaged the peace process, fearing it was moving too fast. The premature aspect was brilliant, as it preempted Ukraine’s potential sabotage.
Ukraine’s relentless destruction of Russia’s capacity continues. It’s a once-in-a-millennium opportunity to complete what began in 1990, with the destruction of Russia’s capacity. Five to six sovereign states will succeed the Russian Federation, whether Donald or others like it or not.
President Zelensky is a 21st-century troll, operating on frequencies 20th-century trolls like Donald and Putla can’t conceive. His ability to move emotions with a facial expression is remarkable. He maintains integrity, ensuring that Ukrainians understand he doesn’t subscribe to the idea that Putla wants Ukraine to succeed.
The bridge drop remains a strategic option for Ukraine, a backstop in their plans. Someone responded to my writing, saying everything said about Russia could be said about the West. I replied with the code of positive trolls, emphasizing ethical discipline and the post-World War II legal order that upholds Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
The danger of American troops in Ukraine seems unlikely, but Russia’s weakness provides a security guarantee. The shape-shifting aspect of invasion rationales, like in Venezuela, disorients and confuses. Disinfolklore’s complicity lies between storytelling and actual events, creating new realities in people’s minds.
MAGA, founded on America First and no foreign entanglements, has shifted to invade Venezuela and Greenland, wrapping us in a Disinfolklore universe. This complicity between storytelling and events is evident in the luxury sausage troll saga, where misinformation spiraled into a narrative used for brainwashing.
Understanding Disinfolklore’s impact on identities is crucial. It changes people, much like the Brexit saga did. Most people eventually snap back, but strategic Disinfolklore can permanently alter identities. It’s an operation that must be understood to prevent its effects, just as the Soviet Union failed to erase Ukraineness.
Our identities will be changed by the Ukraine war, hopefully not negatively. We need to gently educate those who weren’t paying attention. The Venezuela and Greenland situations might draw mainstream attention. Mocker’s stories illustrate this, as her brothers now acknowledge Russian threats they once dismissed.
The complicity of Disinfolklore, Don’s shape-shifting folksy stories about Venezuela and Greenland, moves people along with different reasons for doing it. This complicity between storytelling and events is evident in the luxury sausage troll saga, where misinformation spiraled into a narrative used for brainwashing.
The narrative is like a spiral, mutating and like a DNA helix, twisting between reality and creating new realities in people’s minds. The complicity we had when we saw this on Sunday is a great case study to try and work out what’s going on and how it impacts people we know.
MAGA was founded nine years ago, America First, no foreign entanglements, yet now they invade Venezuela and Greenland, with a vast trove of ready-made Disinfolklore. This battering goes back to paradoxes, brainwashing, and cult formation.
What I’m trying to do is give us a frame for looking at these events from a distance, hopefully having a positive psychological impact. We can look at it as a piece of art on a wall rather than something visceral that we feel, because I’m sure we all feel it viscerally. It’s a real downer.
Understanding Disinfolklore’s impact on identities is crucial. It changes people, much like the Brexit saga did. Most people eventually snap back, but strategic Disinfolklore can permanently alter identities. It’s an operation that must be understood to prevent its effects, just as the Soviet Union failed to erase Ukraineness.
Our identities will be changed by the Ukraine war, hopefully not negatively. We need to gently educate those who weren’t paying attention. The Venezuela and Greenland situations might draw mainstream attention. Mocker’s stories illustrate this, as her brothers now acknowledge Russian threats they once dismissed.
The complicity of Disinfolklore, Don’s shape-shifting folksy stories about Venezuela and Greenland, moves people along with different reasons for doing it. This complicity between storytelling and events is evident in the luxury sausage troll saga, where misinformation spiraled into a narrative used for brainwashing.
The narrative is like a spiral, mutating and like a DNA helix, twisting between reality and creating new realities in people’s minds. The complicity we had when we saw this on Sunday is a great case study to try and work out what’s going on and how it impacts people we know.
MAGA was founded nine years ago, America First, no foreign entanglements, yet now they invade Venezuela and Greenland, with a vast trove of ready-made Disinfolklore. This battering goes back to paradoxes, brainwashing, and cult formation.
What I’m trying to do is give us a frame for looking at these events from a distance, hopefully having a positive psychological impact. We can look at it as a piece of art on a wall rather than something visceral that we feel, because I’m sure we all feel it viscerally. It’s a real downer.
The whole thing is a big downer. So, I’m looking for ways to help us understand what’s going on, deal with it in real time, and find ways to prevent becoming overcome by it because we’ve got a long war ahead of us.
A bit of humor was the picture of Hegseth with Twitter. Someone pointed out a Smiley meme when they were trying to recreate their Bin Laden raid photographs in Mar-a-Lago. Let’s take joy where we can.
The bridge is down in Silhanska and the Donetsk River. Russian occupiers on one side of the bridge and us on the other. I used the luxury sausage troll saga, where two and a half tons of sausages were mysteriously dumped, leading to a potential escalation.
The Russians said they’d annihilate them with artillery, but decided not to. It was a ridiculous situation that could have escalated into war. We navigated this situation, and it became part of the Disinfolklore.
The storytelling spun into a narrative that the OSCE was smuggling sausages, then poisoned ones. A French army officer reasoned it wasn’t a sanctioned operation but was spun into brainwashing. This was one of thousands of stories I encountered that helped me see the archetypal Disinfolklore universe.
The purpose of this storytelling, like Donald’s, is to transform from the inside out by affecting moods, motivations, intentions, and attitudes. It’s a way of seeing operations like Venezuela’s and how attitudes change.
People voted for MAGA for no more wars, yet now are excited about war. This is the Disinfolklore universe. One story isn’t enough to change identity, but a series of stories can. It’s crucial to understand how Disinfolklore changes identities and how it affects others.
For instance, in England during Brexit, identities changed, but many snapped back. Strategic Disinfolklore doesn’t allow for snapping back. It’s an opportunity operation that aggregates stories to change identities, much like the Soviet Union tried with Ukraineness.
Our identities will be changed by the Ukraine war, hopefully not negatively. We need to gently educate those who weren’t paying attention. The Venezuela and Greenland situations might draw mainstream attention. Mocker’s stories illustrate this, as her brothers now acknowledge Russian threats they once dismissed.
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