Eight Traits of the Disinformationalist

[Mark]

Posted by RMorgan (here)
Really nice thread, my friend.

However, I believe the real disinfo agents are those who are in the position of influencing many people at once, like those many prominent characters of the so called alternative media.

It´s much easier to train a few agents to approach such characters, claiming they are credible whistle blowers/sources, gain their trust and then spread fake info trough them.

Very true.

Posted by RMorgan (here)
Paying hundreds of nerds to visit forums like this to spread disinfo is just not practical.

I would beg to differ. It actually wouldn't take that many people to do so. Also, intelligence is a booming field that is quite large in the United States. I'm sure it is the same in other countries. The government is where most of the jobs are. Jobs that you can actually retire from, at least.

Posted by RMorgan (here)
-Fake sources spreading disinfo trough famous alternative media´s main characters.
-Alternative media destroying its own reputation with unfounded conspiracy theories and lack of discernment and organization.
-Planted nerds to control and spread disinfo on the most important forums.

I agree that all of these are part of the issue.

Posted by RMorgan (here)
There´s also another fundamental factor about the alternative media, which is an extreme disadvantage over the mainstream media.

The mainstream media is a complex network of highly capable and organized corporations, with lots of resources and technically good professionals.

The alternative media, which is an inaccurate term to designate information sources that offer different points of view over worldwide important subjects, is made by both very professional investigative websites, very professional forums like PA, but, it´s also made by hundreds of websites and blogs made by complete delusional and mentally ill individuals.

An interesting conceptual formulation, considering all. Mental illness being defined by society, its very existence as a psychological reality having accompanied the coalescence of hierarchical dominance and control paradigms in the West, dismissing such within this space smacks of the type of marginalization and crass generalization that is problematic in the first instance.

Posted by RMorgan (here)
This is a serious problem, agree?

No, I do not agree.

Posted by RMorgan (here)
You probably know how hard it is to build a reputation, and how easy it is to lose it.

So, how the alternative media is supposed to have a good and solid reputation, if it´s also composed by many (I know many of you hate this word) ridicule websites and blogs as well.

Nowadays, the alternative media scenario is just a mess, a mix of good, investigative,solid journalism and fanciful sci-fi stories.

That´s why I think that maybe TPTB don´t even need to spend much resources on discrediting it.

Perhaps you are correct, perhaps not. Considering that the money is created out of thin air, the PTW can spend it however they please, if they run short, they can make some more. And, what we think of as being a waste of time is probably a useful front, masking what may be of intense interest to them. Thank you for sharing your opinion on this important topic.