I told myself that I wasn’t going to listen to these “think tanks” for a while. I guess I wasn’t ready, as the following angered me. This is just normal thinking inside “The Blob,” though.
Read More »Demonizing the enemy, demonization of the enemy or dehumanization of the enemy is a propaganda technique which promotes an idea about the enemy being a threatening, evil aggressor with only destructive objectives.
Russian Media Monitor is maintained by Julia Davis, of the Daily Beast. I’m familiar with the host, of the show, but can’t recall his name. Fun fact, the makers of Amazon’s ‘Reacher’ have links to the USG and US Military.
In late 2020 I put in a FOIA request with the Pentagon for records on their support to Operation Christmas Drop – a ‘romantic’ Christmas movie starring the US military. Three years on and they’ve finally released the contract they signed with the film-makers, which reveals how the office updated its approach post-Phil Strub.
Tag Us: The US Military Updates Its Contracts With Hollywood
I think that Tom has a problem with short people and cat ladies! /s
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II has been available for less than three weeks, but it is already making waves. Breaking records, within ten days, the first-person military shooter video game earned more than $1 billion in revenue. Yet it has also been shrouded in controversy, not least because missions include assassinating an Iranian general clearly based on Qassem Soleimani, a statesman and military leader slain by the Trump administration in 2020, and a level where players must shoot “drug traffickers” attempting to cross the U.S./Mexico border.
Call of Duty is a Government Psyop: These Documents Prove It
Related:
Spies Infiltrate a Fantasy Realm of Online Games (behind a paywall)
Just some notes, for myself:
Read More »Steven Spielberg’s 2005 alien invasion adventure War of the Worlds helped kick off the recent string of military-supported extraterrestrial war films. While the core story of one man trying to make his way through a chaotic world while keeping his family alive has nothing to do with the US Army, Air Force or the Marine Corps, all three military branches provided hardware in support of the battle sequences, and had some choice words to say about the script.
How the US Military Rewrote War of the Worlds
Files on “Top Gun: Maverick” detail the influence the Pentagon had over the sequel to Top Gun, how that affected the storyline and character arcs, and which “key talking points” became part of the script.
How Pentagon Turned ‘Top Gun’ Sequel Into Recruitment And PR Vehicle
Related:
Op-Ed: Why does the Pentagon give a helping hand to films like ‘Top Gun’?
Documents on Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun for hire: why Hollywood is the US military’s best wingman
Talk about grooming children (re: Transformers and Marvel)! 🙄
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