Seeds of a Deed

 “Fortunately, the sincere and gifted politician is able, by the instrument of propaganda, to mold and form the will of the people.” Edward Bernays 

We are going to look at how involved Trump really was in the events on January 6. In the videos, you will hear his tone of superiority and victimization. Talking about fake polls and voter suppression. They used terms like “cheated”, “stole”, and other terms that are geared to cause outrage and anger. As I watched the third video, all of the verbiages came to a head. 

“We are governed, our minds molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of.” Edward Bernays 

He continually uses terms that had a preset reaction from the public, mass chaos driven by fear and terror. Terror is a useful tool in getting the public to react the way our invisible government wants so they can come in and save the day. It’s the same old thing; problem reaction, solution. Trump caused a problem, they watched the reaction play out as they knew it would, then they offered a solution. His masters used propaganda 101. Cause mass chaos with words and terms but don’t outright call for violence. 

“Once he could read and write he would have a mind fit to rule.”    Edward Bernays 

Once Trump planted the seeds of chaos with the “we will never stop fighting” message, the sheep were primed and ready. For what? Exactly what they did. Cause mass chaos. And to make sure it happened there were some wringers planted in grey man status. What does grey man mean? This refers to someone who is dressed to fit in with a crowd. If everyone is wearing Denver Broncos shirts, the grey man will wear one too. This is something you may want to put in the back of your mind. It will come in handy at some point. Granted things have changed since Edward Bernays wrote his book Propaganda in 1928. They now have the internet which has to a point replaced television. So the propaganda machine has a new outlet. 

Bibliography

Bernays, E. (1928). Propaganda. IG Publishing.

Donald Trump: We will never give up, we will never concede. (2021). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUXRd2zRVBA&list=WL&index=15

How Trump’s Capitol Speech Incited an Insurrection. (2021). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ORZ_iwO3w&list=WL&index=13

NBC News Fact Checks Trump's False Election Fraud Claims As Battleground Vote Counts Continue. (2020, 11). NBC.COM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ-9R1ElhLo&list=WL&index=13

Trump addresses nation as election results continue to trickle in across U.S. (2020, 11). NBC.com.