I’m creating this thread so the forum has a place to discuss political persuasion techniques going forward after the election. The Donald Trump thread moves way too fast and, although I really enjoyed Samseau’s post-election thread, I wanted a thread specifically dedicated to how right-leaning and neomasculine men can win the hearts and minds of the public over the next several years. Trump went against all odds to narrowly but definitely win. A big part of the reason this happened is that the right finally started arguing in ways the left didn’t want us to, and probably just in time. We need to refine and triple down on what works, if we’re going to further our successes in the future. Here are the persuasion/propaganda ideas I have so far:
Harnessing Language
There’s an old question: Can you think without using language? You (sort of) can, but not very well. Once you learn how to talk, you start to think of virtually everything in terms of language. Therefore when you control the language, you control thought (1984, anyone?). This has been part of the reason for the left’s successes. They will misuse normal words or even make up new ones – “racism”, “privilege”, “transphobia”, etc. This sets the frame in which most people think, and what has crippled conservatives pre-2016. Using language that is ours is one way to combat this.
For example, you know how the left will use “fascist” as a slur, even though 99.9% of the people they use it against aren’t actually fascists? It’s time to use “liberal” in the same way. Just like the left made fascist synonymous with bully, it’s possible to make liberal synonymous with liar in the public mind. Using it in the "wrong" context, and doing it enough, could help us win the thought-war.
Short phrases can be good, too (although some people would technically consider them to be memes). “Liberalism is a mental disorder” is one that already exists, and it can work so well when you consider how violent or suicidal many liberals acted after the election – or how feminists act every day. Use that phrase every time a leftist makes some kind of death threat or particularly idiotic statement, and people may begin to associate leftism with mental illness.
Meme Warfare
It’s hard for me to say “meme warfare” with a straight face, but that’s honestly a good description of what happened this election cycle. Try arguing facts, logic, and statistics with most people and see how well that goes. On the other hand, show them a funny picture with political overtones and you may actually get somewhere. This past year we've seen a bunch of unpaid people, posting pictures of a cartoon frog, do more for the right than any multi-million-dollar cuckservative “think tank” has done in years. Memes work partly because they are so simple, and partly because they are “complete”, so to speak – they leave no room for a leftist to wiggle out of. Consider this one from “Counter-Signal Memes for Fashy Goys”:
Yeah it’s simple. Yeah it’s crude. But it’s also pretty funny, cuts to the core of an issue, and probably took less than 10 minutes to make.
Media and Information
We need to have our own information machine (or at least one that is friendly to us) to combat the left’s. We are starting to see this already, with people/outlets like Mike Cernovich, Paul Joseph Watson, and Breitbart getting more popular and more mainstream. I think the fact that Trump is willing to have such a close association with a media figure like Steve Bannon is awesome – he’s not falling for left’s crap about “objectivity” when they clearly have none themselves. There’s not a ton of stuff that most of us can do directly as far as creating new media unless we have the capital to start something, but we can all continue to support good news outlets/individuals.
Another thing we can all do to help is to edit KingsWiki – it’s not media in the sense of news, but it’s a source of information that could be a great help if it gets big enough. I believe Roosh mentioned once that we should make entries on reporters with an anti-Trump bias, and I would add to that any quasi-famous leftist that makes death threats. For both types I’ve already made entries for Joe Bernstein, Monisha Rajesh, and Kevin Allred. For many low-level leftists, this could be their first presence on a wiki. Damaging the reputation of scores of individual leftist minions could damage the reputation of leftism overall, to the average person.
Reading
It would also help all of us to read books to help us have the right mindset when it comes to fighting the left. A classic is The Art of War – of course it isn’t about leftists, and we are not in a physical war, but the philosophy behind this book is fundamental. A big part of it is to position yourself for victory way before the battle even happens. It also argues that it’s not always effective to go in guns blazing – infiltrating, out-maneuvering, and wearing down your enemy can go a long way. Rules for Radicals is great specifically for understanding how leftists think, and how we can use their own tactics against them. Basic message of the book: "fair fights" are for suckers. SJW’s Always Lie is a book that I've heard a lot of good about, and I plan to start reading it soon.
If you have any ideas about how guys like us can win over more people, please post 'em. Ideas for specific situations, groups, regions, etc. are also great. Counter-persuasion, too. There are a lot of smart guys on this forum, I hope we can get a good exchange of ideas going on this subject.
Harnessing Language
There’s an old question: Can you think without using language? You (sort of) can, but not very well. Once you learn how to talk, you start to think of virtually everything in terms of language. Therefore when you control the language, you control thought (1984, anyone?). This has been part of the reason for the left’s successes. They will misuse normal words or even make up new ones – “racism”, “privilege”, “transphobia”, etc. This sets the frame in which most people think, and what has crippled conservatives pre-2016. Using language that is ours is one way to combat this.
For example, you know how the left will use “fascist” as a slur, even though 99.9% of the people they use it against aren’t actually fascists? It’s time to use “liberal” in the same way. Just like the left made fascist synonymous with bully, it’s possible to make liberal synonymous with liar in the public mind. Using it in the "wrong" context, and doing it enough, could help us win the thought-war.
Short phrases can be good, too (although some people would technically consider them to be memes). “Liberalism is a mental disorder” is one that already exists, and it can work so well when you consider how violent or suicidal many liberals acted after the election – or how feminists act every day. Use that phrase every time a leftist makes some kind of death threat or particularly idiotic statement, and people may begin to associate leftism with mental illness.
Meme Warfare
It’s hard for me to say “meme warfare” with a straight face, but that’s honestly a good description of what happened this election cycle. Try arguing facts, logic, and statistics with most people and see how well that goes. On the other hand, show them a funny picture with political overtones and you may actually get somewhere. This past year we've seen a bunch of unpaid people, posting pictures of a cartoon frog, do more for the right than any multi-million-dollar cuckservative “think tank” has done in years. Memes work partly because they are so simple, and partly because they are “complete”, so to speak – they leave no room for a leftist to wiggle out of. Consider this one from “Counter-Signal Memes for Fashy Goys”:
Yeah it’s simple. Yeah it’s crude. But it’s also pretty funny, cuts to the core of an issue, and probably took less than 10 minutes to make.
Media and Information
We need to have our own information machine (or at least one that is friendly to us) to combat the left’s. We are starting to see this already, with people/outlets like Mike Cernovich, Paul Joseph Watson, and Breitbart getting more popular and more mainstream. I think the fact that Trump is willing to have such a close association with a media figure like Steve Bannon is awesome – he’s not falling for left’s crap about “objectivity” when they clearly have none themselves. There’s not a ton of stuff that most of us can do directly as far as creating new media unless we have the capital to start something, but we can all continue to support good news outlets/individuals.
Another thing we can all do to help is to edit KingsWiki – it’s not media in the sense of news, but it’s a source of information that could be a great help if it gets big enough. I believe Roosh mentioned once that we should make entries on reporters with an anti-Trump bias, and I would add to that any quasi-famous leftist that makes death threats. For both types I’ve already made entries for Joe Bernstein, Monisha Rajesh, and Kevin Allred. For many low-level leftists, this could be their first presence on a wiki. Damaging the reputation of scores of individual leftist minions could damage the reputation of leftism overall, to the average person.
Reading
It would also help all of us to read books to help us have the right mindset when it comes to fighting the left. A classic is The Art of War – of course it isn’t about leftists, and we are not in a physical war, but the philosophy behind this book is fundamental. A big part of it is to position yourself for victory way before the battle even happens. It also argues that it’s not always effective to go in guns blazing – infiltrating, out-maneuvering, and wearing down your enemy can go a long way. Rules for Radicals is great specifically for understanding how leftists think, and how we can use their own tactics against them. Basic message of the book: "fair fights" are for suckers. SJW’s Always Lie is a book that I've heard a lot of good about, and I plan to start reading it soon.
If you have any ideas about how guys like us can win over more people, please post 'em. Ideas for specific situations, groups, regions, etc. are also great. Counter-persuasion, too. There are a lot of smart guys on this forum, I hope we can get a good exchange of ideas going on this subject.