Comments on: New boss, same as the old boss http://www.amerika.org/politics/new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss/ New Right, Conservationist, Traditionalist, Deep Ecology and Conservative Thought: Conservation Conservatism (Crunchy Paleoconservatism) Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:22:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Crow http://www.amerika.org/politics/new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-1674 The Crow Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:04:02 +0000 http://www.amerika.org/?p=4556#comment-1674 Searching out information concerning what was going on in Haiti, earthquake-wise, I was unable to find out anything about the actual event. All I could find were reports about how people, in foreign countries, were reacting emotionally to the event itself. The news headlines were using a natural event to draw attention to the emotional responses of people responding to the event. The event itself seemed a mere adjunct to the response it generated. All this was followed - predictably - by appeals for money. I was aware that my emotions were being manipulated. This is a seriously bad thing. I may or may not have had an emotional response to the original event. If I had, I may have felt moved to try helping in some way. Once I noticed I was being manipulated, my own possible involvement was ended. This is the danger of manipulation: by media, groups, or individuals. When it doesn't work, it causes a backlash bigger than mere uninvolvement. I remain that much more aware of manipulative presentations, and will more easily recognize them in the future. Searching out information concerning what was going on in Haiti, earthquake-wise, I was unable to find out anything about the actual event.
All I could find were reports about how people, in foreign countries, were reacting emotionally to the event itself.
The news headlines were using a natural event to draw attention to the emotional responses of people responding to the event.
The event itself seemed a mere adjunct to the response it generated.
All this was followed – predictably – by appeals for money.

I was aware that my emotions were being manipulated.
This is a seriously bad thing.
I may or may not have had an emotional response to the original event.
If I had, I may have felt moved to try helping in some way.
Once I noticed I was being manipulated, my own possible involvement was ended.
This is the danger of manipulation: by media, groups, or individuals.
When it doesn’t work, it causes a backlash bigger than mere uninvolvement.
I remain that much more aware of manipulative presentations, and will more easily recognize them in the future.

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