The right uses deceitful tactics to obliterate truth and honest discourse. They “hack” psychology and existing systems to blur or outright replace reality with their desired messaging. I’m sure he didn’t invent them but back in the Bush II era, a series of tactics were formalized and attributed to Karl Rove. The Rove Playbook or the Rove Handbook or the Rove Doctrine. The bundle of tactics had a number of names. The one that always stood out was “Accuse your opponent of what they are going to accuse you of.” Just straight up fucking projection. Others include “Go Negative, Then Cry Foul” (basically blatant hypocrisy around negative messaging) and “The Big Lie” which basically says a big lie is more effective than a small lie because people will assume such a big lie must have a kernel of truth behind it because how else could they get away with blatantly lying about something so substantial?
There is surprisingly little available about the formalized strategies in easy to access online formats considering how ubiquitous they are in modern Republican campaigns, but it is discussed in detail in “Deciphering Karl Rove’s Playbook” which is easy enough to find. It’s written in the context of that era though.
That’s EXACTLY the Right Response to MAGA on MAGA Violence!
Also exactly what Hitler did, of course.
Arrest this person!! How dare you compare a fascist regime with another fascist regime
WWHD! (What Would Hitler Do?)
“Every accusation is a confession.”
The right uses deceitful tactics to obliterate truth and honest discourse. They “hack” psychology and existing systems to blur or outright replace reality with their desired messaging. I’m sure he didn’t invent them but back in the Bush II era, a series of tactics were formalized and attributed to Karl Rove. The Rove Playbook or the Rove Handbook or the Rove Doctrine. The bundle of tactics had a number of names. The one that always stood out was “Accuse your opponent of what they are going to accuse you of.” Just straight up fucking projection. Others include “Go Negative, Then Cry Foul” (basically blatant hypocrisy around negative messaging) and “The Big Lie” which basically says a big lie is more effective than a small lie because people will assume such a big lie must have a kernel of truth behind it because how else could they get away with blatantly lying about something so substantial?
There is surprisingly little available about the formalized strategies in easy to access online formats considering how ubiquitous they are in modern Republican campaigns, but it is discussed in detail in “Deciphering Karl Rove’s Playbook” which is easy enough to find. It’s written in the context of that era though.