A Note from Station 6 Underground
Submitted by Station 6 Underground
I have recently had the privilege of having some of my material featured on CopBlock.org. It has been quite interesting, though also disheartening, to see the vicious attacks on me by commenters on the articles posted there. Not only attacks on my works which are, of course, always open to debate and discussion, but on myself personally. Keep in mind, that my person is irrelevant to the issues at hand. I am a relatively anonymous internet persona, that has little bearing on the material I present. I am really just the messenger, so to speak. And I am not singing the blues over hurt feelings either.
What actually disturbs me is the frequency in which ad hominem fallacy is applied in order to deflect from the real issues presented, simply in order to derail the discussion. Ad hominem is not the only tactic used to distract the reader from the truth. It is disheartening to see who can be made to follow a red herring path of emotional appeal and rhetoric into the forest of lies, rather than seeing the truth.
How does one discredit truth and fact? One uses logical fallacy, rhetoric, disinformation, and the tools of psychological warfare. As much as I might find myself annoyed by shills, liars, and propagandists, this introduction is more of an invitation, for you the reader, to see if you can spot the characters and tactics being used to brainwash you. Have a look at the sorts of comments here at CopBlock, which is a noble, if controversial organization for truth. The shills who come crawling out of the woodwork to distract the readers from seeing the truth.
Have you broken free yet, can you break free, can you remain intellectually honest with yourself in the face of psychological warfare?
-Captain Six
Also see:
Media Manipulation, Propaganda, and the Rules of Disinformation
Ignorance Fuels Trust In Government, Study
