'The Taliban have been winning hands down.' --Architect of Canada's new strategy slams West's failure to grasp Afghans 07 Jun 2009 International forces have failed to quash the insurgency in Afghanistan because they have failed to understand the Taliban's common-touch campaign, a key architect of Canada's bold new "model village" strategy said Sunday. At its heart, Prof. Thomas Johnson said, the counter-insurgency is "essentially an information war" the Taliban have been winning hands down. "We need a change in strategy," said Johnson, the director of the Program for Culture and Conflict studies at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif.

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NOTE: this should NOT be mis-construed as "supporting the Taliban".

I think there are some lessons in that article for the Truth Movement too.

I have said for years that the thing which the Enemies of Truth (those who create wars and who profit from them) fear most is average citizens talking to each other on the street and civilly sharing information with each other, because they cannot intervene in that, cannot spin it, and don't have enough people to follow everybody around, or to disrupt (short of all out martial law). Even that failed in Poland and other Eastern Block countries.

We must BE the media and BE the Human Internet. That can only succeed, however, when enough people feel compelled to take personal responsibility and get involved. YOU are the key.

The MSM is losing their market. That is well documented. That means we street activists have had an effect and the MSM is losing credibility. It also means people are tired of fear mongering and propaganda. We MUST fill the void and be there for people with honest information about what is going on in our countries and our world, in a friendly and caring way.

I said recently in Toronto that if we had 10,000 people getting out regularly in their own communities to share information, we would have far more effect than having 10,000 people meeting in one place and holding a demonstration. In fact, it would probably take far less than that. The point is, if we had a few people regularly in every major town, showing their concerns and sharing honest, factual information (not opinions) with their fellow citizens WE WIN. The lies fall away, people open their eyes and minds, the fear diminishes and people feel free to begin to discuss things which they previously were not aware of or were to scared to talk about in public (for fear of what others might think).

Just think, however, about how you like to be treated by others before you act. Nobody likes to be beat over the head or having anything rammed down their throats. I recently heard an interview with Deanna Spingola who, in a discussion about "dealing with the eye-rollers", said "if you bake a big, beautiful, chocolate cake and offer people a slice, they will likely want to try it. But, if you throw it in their face or stuff it into their mouth, they likely won't appreciate it very much." (See her article below)

Marketing and Packaging are everything in a society of consumers. Think about it. We have to resist the urge to throw the whole cake at people. Offer a slice of the cake and let them come back for more. If they like it, they'll be back.

911civilinfo.blogspot.com/2009/...n.html



Wayne


Listen up, eye rollers! (Part 1 of 2)
Deanna Spingola
December 20, 2007

People who rely on broadcast media and/or government education to formulate their perceptions often roll their eyes in exasperation and conspiracy-nut-contempt . .
www.renewamerica.us/columns/...la/071220

Listen up, eye rollers! (Part 2 of 2)
Deanna Spingola
January 24, 2008
www.renewamerica.us/columns/...la/080124

Eye rollers, people who condescendingly roll their eyes when confronted with truth, share common characteristics: apathy, naivety, and of course blissful . . .