Fifth Generation Warfare (5GW)-A Guerilla Informational War You Didn't Know You Were Fighting
That is NOT the place to start your training in propaganda identification
Since 2020, many people have unhappily woken up to the sobering fact that we are living in an informational war zone. Having jumped ship off the carnival cruiser (MSM), they find themselves bobbing in the water, life jacket in hand unsure of the treacherous waters in which they now find themselves.
This is a very inopportune time to become instantly conversant in the use of alt-media; podcasts, and a myriad of Youtube videos to protect your livilihood, health and financies. Talking heads are everywhere, offering a multitue of opinions. Terms like controlled opposition, deep state leaks, limited hangouts, are confusing and can be misleading.
One story after another presented as the truth. YIKES!!! Who is safe? Who can you trust? It seems impossible to sort out without devoting 1,700 hours on the back porch triangulating facts and data with the next store neighbor kid who lives in his basement fully tapped into a 24/7 decoding machine. Who wants to do that?
It is almost as if you had been dropped in behind enemy lines without a clue of how to return to Kansas. How is it possible to navigate an environment awash in deception, —high grade, no joke deception? This is the real deal, experts having honed their craft over the course of one hundred plus years dishing out the sauce. And it will not get easier.
Return my voyager friend to the begining, the headwaters of American propaganda. Back to the early 1900’s, when it all got started. Back to the godfathers, the malign visionaries who dreamed of a malliable public as so much putty in their hands. Armed with this historical wisdom, patterns and trends will emerge, in fact, things will start to jump out at you, wrestle you to the ground and demand attention. Your propaganda radar can be exquisitely tuned to just that sort of sensitivity.
While one can never be absolutely sure of the exact diabolical plans, one can be taught to sniff out the faulty narrative, identify the criminals and run for the exit if need be.
Most importantly you won’t end up, flat on your back, yet another victim of misplaced trust.
Welcome to the Smart Sheepe tribe. If you stick around, you’ll learn quickly that lies and distortions are not the real danger. The real danger in a democracy is that the wolves have dressed themselves up in sheep’s clothing, in the very things we trust and rely on to navigate a complex world—short cuts, if you will. They are con artists writ large. With a little practice and some historical grounding, you’ll be rockin this new information landscape with the best of them. Sign up and stay tuned. We are just getting started here at Substack.