http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/ en http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/new-postmodern-condition-why-disinformation-has-become-so-effective <span>“A New Postmodern Condition”: Why Disinformation Has Become So Effective</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sun, 02/23/2020 - 5:33am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Why are conspiracies so prevalent? Why are facts and truth so elusive to so many today? Why are people so susceptible to disinformation? Why is the current political climate so peculiar, turbulent, and divided? It is clear that there is a relationship between the disinformation that people ingest and the vitriol that some seem to spit out. These puzzling circumstances may be the result of a growing trend of postmodern thought in the United States and the world.</div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/new-postmodern-condition-why-disinformation-has-become-so-effective" rel="tag" title="“A New Postmodern Condition”: Why Disinformation Has Become So Effective" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about “A New Postmodern Condition”: Why Disinformation Has Become So Effective</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/new-postmodern-condition-why-disinformation-has-become-so-effective#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/833/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1632480565" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:33:44 +0000 SWJED 134703 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/analyzing-toxic-fake-news-are-key-concepts-promulgated-master-propagandists-past-still <span>Analyzing Toxic “Fake News”: Are Key Concepts Promulgated by Master Propagandists of the Past Still in Practice Today?</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Wed, 09/04/2019 - 12:41am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">This brief survey of the observations of four different historical figures with demonstrated skill in manipulating public opinion highlighted here is intended in part to encourage interest in modern propaganda and stimulate critical analysis of the propaganda methods employed today in the modern global information environment to ascertain whether the assertions of each historical propagandist are, in fact, salient or relevant. </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/analyzing-toxic-fake-news-are-key-concepts-promulgated-master-propagandists-past-still" rel="tag" title="Analyzing Toxic “Fake News”: Are Key Concepts Promulgated by Master Propagandists of the Past Still in Practice Today?" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Analyzing Toxic “Fake News”: Are Key Concepts Promulgated by Master Propagandists of the Past Still in Practice Today?</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/analyzing-toxic-fake-news-are-key-concepts-promulgated-master-propagandists-past-still#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/833/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1632571356" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Wed, 04 Sep 2019 04:41:56 +0000 SWJED 124810 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/index.php/jrnl/art/the-best-natural-defense-to-psychological-warfare <article data-history-node-id="58074" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/the-best-natural-defense-to-psychological-warfare" rel="bookmark"><span>The Best Natural Defense to Psychological Warfare</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Sun, 12/25/2016 - 7:48pm</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> As the threat and effect of psychological warfare becomes more pronounced in cyberspace, policymakers must address this burgeoning security threat.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/the-best-natural-defense-to-psychological-warfare" rel="tag" title="The Best Natural Defense to Psychological Warfare" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about The Best Natural Defense to Psychological Warfare</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Mon, 26 Dec 2016 00:48:38 +0000 SWJED 58074 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com