Tag: rhetoric

If At First You Don’t Succeed

Fail and fail again.

It looks like we’re about 2-3 weeks away from being told that Hamas has built underground death roller coasters, Hezbollah is unleashing lethal AI rape-bots, and Iran is locking little children into a cage with a sabretooth tiger and a Tyrannosaurus Rex, if current social media is any guide.

Of all the things that never happened, whatever the latest Middle East-related outrage is supposed to be never happened the most.

Incontrovertible proof of Iranian T-Rex death cages

First, Americans are perfectly aware that the neocons are frightened by the situation in the Middle East and are desperate to get Americans to go and fight Iran for them. Which is what they’ve been doing for the last 18 years, since 2005. That’s not happening, not on a scale that matters, and regardless, not for long. All US military involvement in the Middle East can be reasonably expected to accomplish is to give Russia and China free rein in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Because it’s too late, as evidenced by the events in Ukraine over the last 20 months.

Second, if you want people to care even a little bit about what happens to you or your children, it’s not particularly helpful to be constantly observed chanting “death to the White race”, “Europe must be destroyed”, “Jesus is evil”, all the while systematically undermining the greatest civilization Man has ever known through advocacy of abortion, feminism, mass immigration, miscegenation, and satanic transgender ideology.

Neocon Inc. can invent whatever imaginative atrocities they like. Jon Podhoretz and Ben Shapiro can hurl accusations of hatred of this and anti-of that all they want. Aside from a few gullible Boomers who wouldn’t hesitate to believe that Iran is building a lunar military base using rockets fueled with the blood of Jewish children, no one gives a quantum of a fragment of a damn what they say anymore.

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Import X, Become X

You can call the truth whatever you like. You can utilize rhetoric to make people fear to speak the truth. But none of that will ever change the fact that it is the truth.

Students have accused a Cambridge University professor of racism after he tweeted ‘Import the Arab World, become the Arab World’ in response to footage of pro-Palestinian protesters in London.

Dr James Orr, an academic at the Faculty of Divinity, made the comments on a video showing crowds of demonstrators outside the Israeli embassy in Kensington on Monday – two days after Hamas terrorists attacked Israel.

The footage showed protesters waving Palestinian flags and holding banners in Kensington High Street, where the air was thick with smoke from flares. At one moment it panned to men who were praying on the street.

It is racist for a people to wish to remain a people and retain their language, customs, religion, laws, and culture. That’s literally what the neologism “racism” was coined to describe by the US general who articulated it as part of his personal war on the American Indian, and it is what it has always meant despite repeated attempts to move the goalposts as required for the purposes of rhetorical effectiveness.

The only thing that has changed is that people have been deeply indoctrinated to believe that racism is bad, even that it is a sin. The important thing is to understand that it is not possible to a) prefer to preserve your nation, your language, your customs, your laws, and your religion and b) not be racist.

The sooner people stop running in fear from rhetoric, the better.

The correct response to accusations of racism is a simple question: why do you think racism is bad?

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When Rhetoric Goes Astray

The mainstream media is really pulling out all the stops in a desperate attempt to whip up public support for a Middle Eastern war. I think the fact that the only demonstrations taking place across the West in response to the coverage of the Hamas incursion and another Israeli bombardment of Gaza are pro-Palestinian has them frightened and confused.

Sickening footage has emerged of the moment murderous Hamas gunmen shot dead an Israeli family’s dog before storming their home, raiding their fridge and setting their home alight amid a campaign of civilian slaughter.

Now, this would have likely been very effective at stirring up American emotions 20 years ago, before police in the US began routinely executing the family pets every time they make a house call and a dog barks at them. I don’t know if the Narrative writers are still all Boomers or what, but regardless, they don’t seem very cognizant of the fact that Clown World has been in control for a few decades now, or that most people have now developed some level of resistance to Clown World’s propaganda and its viral narratives.

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The 4Chan Guide to Rhetoric

This is a very good summary of how to meme effectively takes into account everything from Aristotle to GamerGate.

THE ON MEMEWAR GUIDE TO WRITING BETTER PROPAGANDA

THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE: CATCH PEOPLE’S ATTENTION AND HOLD IT BY BEING ENTERTAINING

KNOW YOUR TARGET:

Have a specific target in mind (either a person, or a well-developed stereotype). Know the narratives they use to make sense of the world.

Know what they are likely to find entertaining.

WRITE TO THE NARRATIVE:

Use a message that the target is likely to agree with.

If this is not possible, frame the message that they will disagree with in terms that they are likely to agree with. Ensure it fits enough so that it is not just recognizable, but is considered true without having to think about it. Use vague terms that are likely to have wide appeal, and can be applied to whatever the target has in mind.

BE ENTERTAINING:

Ensure that the propaganda is concise enough to be easily understood and digested.

Follow the setup/payoff model:

Setup: A familiar premise that sets expectations.

Payoff: An unexpected development that subverts the expectation.

The Payoff must be delivered quickly enough to trigger the ‘sudden realization’ that induces humor.

The setup and payoff can be Explicit (A guy walks into a bar) Contextual (your boss farts in a meeting) or Ironic (A towtruck stuck in a ditch)

Use forms and motifs from propaganda that is already successful. This ensures recognizability, which is eye-catching.

It also means there is a high likelihood that the person will find it entertaining.

EMOTIONAL MANIPULATION:

A strong emotion will overwhelm the target’s ability to rationally think through the implications of the message. Any emotion can achieve this. A very funny piece, an enraging piece, or a piece that causes dread or demoralization can be effective. AS LONG AS IT RESONATES WITH THE TARGET’S NARRATIVES.

HAVE A PURPOSE:

The propaganda should work to convey a narrative message. This can be a simple message about a person (or group of people).

IE, Joe Biden or all Democrats are stupid.

This can also be a way to contextualize events or relations.

IE, Joe Biden wants to tax us to death, the Democrats are running up the deficit.

The best messages are short and simple.

Overtime, the cumulative effect of many short messages will change a person’s worldview.

Some of the memes being produced in accordance with this guidance, and utilizing the latest DALL-E AI graphics engine, are very good. One example:

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China Signs On

The pagans may not be believers, but they appear to recognize true evil when they see it, and by their adoption of Russia’s rhetoric, it appears they have some idea with whom they’re at war.

Beijing has labeled Washington the “true empire of lies” as it dismissed allegations contained in a new report by the US State Department, which accused China of “global information manipulation.”

“Some in the US may think that they can prevail in the information war as long as they produce enough lies. But the people of the world are not blind,” China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. It added that “more and more people in the world” are seeing through America’s “ugly attempt to perpetuate its supremacy” with lies.

The US has a long history of manipulation and disinformation campaigns, the ministry continued, citing a number of examples spanning from the early Cold War period to the present day.

Of course, it’s also possible that the Chinese diplomats just recognize the “empire of lies” as effective anti-Clown World rhetoric with a strong dialectical base and are adopting it on that basis. But while they’ve been at asymetric “unrestricted” war with the USA since 1999, they have not been open about it. Clearly, that is changing.

UPDATE: Interesting. The Chinese Foreign Ministry actually put out a press release dedicated to this one specific issue.

Q: The US Department of State released a report on September 28, claiming that China has invested billions of dollars to spread disinformation globally. It says that China’s “global information manipulation” is not simply a matter of public diplomacy – but a challenge to the integrity of the global information space, and if unchecked, Beijing’s efforts could result in a sharp contraction of global freedom of expression in the future. What is China’s response?

A: The US Department of State report is in itself disinformation as it misrepresents facts and truth. In fact, it is the US that invented the weaponizing of the global information space. The relevant center of the US State Department which concocted the report is engaged in propaganda and infiltration in the name of “global engagement”. It is a source of disinformation and the command center of “perception warfare”. From Operation Mockingbird which bribed and manipulated news media for propaganda purposes in the Cold War era, to a vial of white powder and a staged video of the “White Helmets” cited as evidence to wage wars of aggression in Iraq and Syria earlier this century, and then to the enormous lie made up to smear China’s Xinjiang policy, facts have proven time and again that the US is an “empire of lies” through and through. Even some in the US, such as Senator Rand Paul, acknowledged that the US government is the greatest propagator of disinformation in the history of the world.

Some in the US may think that they can prevail in the information war as long as they produce enough lies. But the people of the world are not blind. No matter how the US tries to pin the label of “disinformation” on other countries, more and more people in the world have already seen through the US’s ugly attempt to perpetuate its supremacy by weaving lies into “emperor’s new clothes” and smearing others.

Remarks on the US State Department’s Report Targeting China, 30 September 2023

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Straight Legend

An Arkhaven-related exchange on Twitter.

Now that can only be described with one word: FATALITY!

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Comic book writing veteran Chuck Dixon called out Marvel for undermining and minimizing one of its most popular heroes, the armed vigilante known as the Punisher. According to Dixon, the company is “embarrassed” by the “working class” hero and his appeal within military and police ranks.

The Punisher was a gun-wielding anti-hero created by Marvel Comics in 1974. He is described on Marvel’s website as a “Family man turned crime-fighting vigilante, Frank Castle embodies the persona of the Punisher to avenge personal tragedy and ensure all criminals receive the justice they deserve.”

Dixon, who has been in the comic book industry for decades, particularly in writing comics about The Punisher, has criticized how Marvel has handled the character in recent years. On a recent episode of his podcast, he shared theories to a fan about why Marvel may have grown to dislike one of their most popular characters…

He then suggested the thought process of Marvel leadership, “We’re going to take the Punisher, and we’re going to mangle him, and we’re going to destroy him. We’re going to do what no other entertainment company ever has done. We are going to purposely take one of our intellectual properties and tear it to the ground.”

Former ‘Punisher’ writer claims Marvel ‘hates,’ is ‘embarrassed’ by character who is loved by cops, military, FOX NEWS,

If you’re a fan of The Legend, you may also wish to note that a 60-page print edition of MY SISTER SUPREMA, one of the first comics created for Arktoons, will be available at Arkhaven next week. And about that Black Warrant… one guess how this particular scenario plays out. For Arkhaven and new Legend video updates, subscribe to the new Arkhaven telegram channel.

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The Shadow Can Only Mock

“Racist” is what they call you when you aren’t willing to stand by and permit them to destroy your nation, your language, your faith, and your culture without resistance. All the blathering about “hate”, “equality”, “diversity”, and “civil rights” is nothing more than rhetoric intended to emotionally manipulate you into refraining from perpetuating your own kind.

As for the idea that “racism is a sin”, that is pure satanic inversion. Any “sin” invented in 1902 is obviously a fake and man-made one.

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Redefinitions and Rhetoric

Just like an “antisemite” is anyone the ADL doesn’t like, “hate speech” is any speech that the clowns of Clown World hate.

Facebook’s demonstrated hatred for Christianity wasn’t an accident either. The action was confirmed and exacerbated by a Facebook moderator.

Hallowell posted the comment on Facebook around April 2.

He posted his Christian message around Easter time, making the statement more pertinent.

But the post quickly got flagged for allegedly violating the community hate speech policy.

He then received a warning that it could be “reviewed.”

At that point, the punishment that Facebook’s censoring machine thought fit the “crime” was to make the post invisible to anyone but the author.

After the post was reviewed by a Facebook moderator, the crackdown became more severe.

The post was deleted altogether after an “appeal.”

“Your appeal was reviewed,” claimed Facebook.

“We are unable to show content that goes against our community standards on hate speech.”

Actions like these serve to clearly demonstrate the historical fact that “free speech” and “freedom of religion” were always evil lies that were designed from the very beginning to permit Clown World to plant its roots throughout Christendom and undermine Christian society. The Enlightenment was an intrinsically satanic movement from its inception to its fruition, and the answer is to ruthlessly and relentlessly reject both its tenets and its adherents in the name of Jesus Christ.

Never forget that evil always redefines words in order to confuse you, and that there is no inherent informational content in rhetoric.

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Clown World “Democracy”

Clown World’s puppet in Ukraine helpfully demonstrates that whatever it is the clowns mean by “democracy”, it isn’t “the will of the people” that most people around the world and the dictionary have historically defined it to be.

President Vladimir Zelensky has announced that the Ukrainian passports of Viktor Medvedchuk, the leader of the banned Opposition Platform – For Life party, and several other current and former opposition MPs have been revoked. Medvedchuk, Andrey Derkach, Taras Kozak and Renat Kuzmin have been stripped of their Ukrainian citizenship based on materials prepared by the country’s Security Service (SBU) and migration authorities, and in line with the constitution, Zelensky said on Tuesday.

This follows the Kiev regime’s similar action in stripping a number of Orthodox church leaders of their citizenship. In addition to further proving that Clown World’s claims that it is defending “democracy” in Ukraine to be a blatant lie, Zelensky’s actions are also highlighting the difference between a nation and a state.

The “Ukraine” that Zelensky rules is not the Ukrainian people. It’s just a political apparatus, in the same way that the “United States” is not, and has very little to do with, the American people who are the Posterity of the Founders and for whom the Constitution was written.

One cannot strip a person of his nationhood because it is his birthright and can be confirmed by external bodies through the use of genetic science. But since one observably can strip a person of his government-issued identity, this proves that the issuing body is not, and can never be, synonymous with the nation.

Regardless, the primary lesson here is that the ideal of democracy, even if perfectly realized, inevitably leads to the monstrous forms of skinsuit faux democracy as practiced in Ukraine, the USA, Brazil, and throughout the so-called democracies of East and West.

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