and marketing arms of technical companies are called "Smoke and Mirrors" (grin)
The language of manipulating others is very well established and has the longest traditions; going back thousands of years...
FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) is what is often used to combat reason and to obfuscate the truth. Rove and his minions have proven very adept at FUD, but eventually there is a backlash. I think the beginning of the backlash is now and it will likely run decades.
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Date: 2008-10-07 07:12 pm (UTC)The language of manipulating others is very well established and has the longest traditions; going back thousands of years...
FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) is what is often used to combat reason and to obfuscate the truth. Rove and his minions have proven very adept at FUD, but eventually there is a backlash. I think the beginning of the backlash is now and it will likely run decades.