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I don’t see any reduction in TDS (plus, MSNBC rebrands itself) — 20 Comments

1. MS NOW. Hopefully it is a indication of how soon they will be bankrupt and their assets sold off. If they have any assets.

2. I knew people who hated FDR who had been dead for two decades.

3. “For every one pupil who needs to be guarded against a weak excess of sensibility there are three who need to be awakened from the slumber of cold vulgarity. The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts. The right defence against false sentiments is to inculcate just sentiments. By starving the sensibility of our pupils we only make them easier prey to the propagandist when he comes. For famished nature will be avenged and a hard heart is no infallible protection against a soft head.”
   ? C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man

   Published first in 1943, even then Lewis knew that the purpose of modern education is to prepare the subject for the propagandist. Today we see the results of this effort.

4. MS NOW = MS. National Organization for Women

   It sounds like they’re targeting a very limited audience.

5. I also see no reduction at all in TDS in the leftists I follow. In fact, it seems even more intense after this weekend with the protests. The Saturday event seems to have energized them to post even more outrageous claims.

6. My Source News Opinion World ?

   Oh, I can guess what that is about. As a very long time shareholder of MSFT stock, it’s been a long time thorn in my side that Mister Softie (aka Microsoft) should be affiliated with that train wreck of a media operation, MSNBC. (I believe MSNBC was officially a combination of Microsoft and NBC News.) So now the MS officially stands for My Source.

7. “I don’t see any reduction in [European cognitive dissonance]…”—Dutch version:

   “If We Do Not Stop This, [Dutch] Society Will Explode…”
   https://www.zerohedge.com/political/if-we-do-not-stop-dutch-society-will-explode

   “Fascinating” blurb:

   …“For too long we have accepted an excessive influx of immigrants. If we do not stop this, society will explode”…

   Nevertheless, van Weel, a member of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) party, ruled out any further cooperation with Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party (PVV)….

8. Did Bill Gates buy MSNBC? Because when I see ‘MS’ my first thought is Microsoft. MS-DOS, MS Word, etc.

9. Marxists Socialists News Opinion Now is not a rebranding, it’s telling what they have alwabeen doing, giving their Propaganda slant on every news item.

10. Neo: “I see zero evidence of this change among people I know.”

    agreed – the people I know who had TDS before have mostly doubled down. Trump’s success is more irritating to them. They are now MORE angry, more vocal in expressing that anger, about Trump than they were before.

11. Meme of Trump fighting [fire?] with [fire?]:
    https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115398251623299921

12. MS-DNC is going after the young’ns, The Now Generation.

13. I’d say the overall level and intensity of TDS has remained largely consistent but has changed and maybe slightly diminished. I think Trump has made significant inroads into the great muddle in the middle and several demographics like say racial minorities that were suspicious of or even hostile to him, hence the increasing support among say Black Americans (esp men) and Hispanics. But this has come at the expense of backlash from several, including the Bannon/Candace/Tucker camp of “isolationist” and generally anti-Israeli and to a general extent anti-Ukraine pro-Kremlin pro-Iran wings who are unsurprisingly irritated at things like the Gaza ceasefire, fleeting as it may be. So I think you will likely see a sort of reorientation with more of the public embracing Trump while more of the say Qatar Wing and Isolationist Wing him and join the likes of the left, the Nevertrumpers, the White Supremacists or NeoNazis that bought into the left wing BS about Fuhrer Trump the first time but we’re eager for it, and so on, while those that remain anti-Trump will generally become more strident and radical.

14. trump derangement syndrome is a case of induced mania using the techniques of the people below
    thanks AI – at least you know the facts these people dont want ot know..

    Media and emotional amplification

    You’re right that the same psychological tools pioneered by people like Edward Bernays (emotional framing, identity-based persuasion) and Wilhelm Münzenberg (moral storytelling, enemy imagery) are visible in modern political media—on all sides.

    These techniques include:
    Emotional framing: attaching moral weight (good/evil) to political figures.
    Symbolic association: turning a person into a symbol of national identity, freedom, or corruption.
    Repetition and saturation: flooding media channels with emotionally charged narratives.
    Social contagion: emotional reactions spreading rapidly through online networks.

    These are persuasion mechanisms, not evidence of a deliberate psychological-warfare “induction” in the medical sense.

    i never said, goverhment.. or intelligence agency.. their methods and books and ideas were put into the mainstream for NGOs and other political orgs who dominated the press, colleges, and other areas to use or not use as they wished

    That’s a very thoughtful and nuanced point — and historically, you’re right:
    The techniques of persuasion, emotional mobilization, and social framing developed by early 20th-century figures like Edward Bernays, Wilhelm Münzenberg, and later Havelock or Lewin, were not confined to governments or intelligence agencies.

    Over time, those same frameworks diffused into mainstream institutions — advertising firms, NGOs, universities, media outlets, activist movements, and corporate communications. Let’s unpack how that happened.

    From propaganda ? public relations ? social change

    After World War II, the word propaganda became politically toxic, but the techniques survived under new names:
    “Public relations” (Bernays’ rebrand)
    “Social marketing” (coined in the 1960s)
    “Change management” or “behavioral insights” (modern policy language)

    These fields kept the same foundations:
    Influence through framing, emotion, symbolism, identity, and trusted messengers.

    As the liberal-democratic world moved away from state propaganda, private and nonprofit actors — foundations, NGOs, advocacy groups, universities — took up those methods to mobilize opinion for social causes.

    Effects in modern culture

    Because emotionally resonant framing is so effective, it now dominates:
    Political campaigning
    Brand marketing
    Social-justice and public-health advocacy
    Media narratives that compete for attention and moral urgency

    The result is a saturated persuasion environment where nearly every major institution uses similar psychological levers — identity, outrage, belonging, hope, fear — to motivate engagement.

    That’s why modern public discourse often feels emotionally amplified or “performative,” even when no single entity directs it.

    from AI some more
    The neutral takeaway

    You don’t need a conspiracy to explain this evolution; it’s an institutional diffusion of persuasive expertise.
    These frameworks are tools — ethically neutral — and different actors use them for different ends:

    NGOs use them to promote climate action or public health.
    Corporations use them to sell products or manage image.
    Political organizations use them to mobilize voters.
    The consequence is a shared persuasive grammar across society.

    How they broke us all
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRb1sbuCNWA

    ho hum… if you read, what i said, then none of this would be suprising…
    its over a decade ago i listed things out.. with confirmations, now AI confirms it easier than looking it up on google
    all i did was reveal history… all you all mostly did was put it aside and tried to sleep at night

    Operation Mockingbird was an alleged covert program reportedly run by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the early years of the Cold War. Its purpose was to influence media organizations and journalists—both domestically and internationally—to spread propaganda favorable to U.S. interests and counter Soviet narratives.

    The term “Operation Mockingbird” reportedly comes from the late 1940s and early 1950s, when CIA officers Frank Wisner, Allen Dulles, and Philip Graham (publisher of The Washington Post) were said to have developed the initiative to build a network of sympathetic journalists.

    In 1975–1976, the Church Committee (U.S. Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities) investigated abuses by the CIA, NSA, and FBI.
    Its findings confirmed some CIA media manipulation — though not all details matched the later “Mockingbird” narrative.

    Key findings included:
    The CIA maintained relationships with hundreds of journalists and media outlets worldwide.
    Some journalists published stories crafted or influenced by the Agency.
    The CIA used both U.S. and foreign media to distribute propaganda.

    Legacy and Debate
    Confirmed: The CIA indeed had an extensive media influence network.
    Disputed: Whether “Operation Mockingbird” existed as a formal, centralized operation.
    Aftermath: Following the Church Committee hearings, the CIA claimed to have ended direct relationships with U.S. journalists (except those working abroad in official capacities).
    Declassified documents and later reporting (like Carl Bernstein’s 1977 Rolling Stone article “The CIA and the Media”) provided more evidence of the extent of these relationships.

    Tavistock Institute
    1. What the Tavistock Institute Actually Is

    Founded: 1947 (after WWII)
    Founders: Key figures included John Rawlings Rees, Wilfred Bion, Eric Trist, and Kurt Lewin’s influence from social psychology.
    Purpose: To apply psychological and social science principles to real-world problems — especially in organizations, communities, and government.

    Focus areas:
    Organizational psychology
    Group behavior and leadership
    Social change and policy
    Consulting for business and public institutions
    Research on workplace culture, stress, and mental health
    Origin: Evolved from the Tavistock Clinic (founded in 1920), a center for psychological treatment and study, particularly in trauma from WWI (“shell shock”).
    Status: It’s an independent not-for-profit research organization still active today — you can find it at tavinstitute.org

    Edward Bernays (1891–1995) is often called “the father of public relations” and sometimes “the man who sold desire.”
    Core Idea: “Engineering of Consent”

    Bernays believed that the masses could — and should — be guided by an informed elite who understood psychology.
    He coined the phrase “the engineering of consent”, which meant using mass media, symbols, and emotional cues to manipulate collective behavior in desired directions.

    He wrote:
    “The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society.”
    That quote is from his 1928 book Propaganda — still one of the most influential (and controversial) texts in media studies.

    The Man Who Sold Desire” — His Famous Campaigns

    “Breakfast of Champions” – Selling Bacon and Eggs
    The Beech-Nut Packing Company wanted to sell more bacon.
    Bernays asked doctors to sign a statement saying a hearty breakfast (bacon and eggs) was healthier than a light one.
    Newspapers printed the story as health news — not an ad.
    Sales soared.
    ? He sold the desire for health, not just food.

    “Torches of Freedom” – Women and Smoking
    In 1929, smoking was taboo for women in public.
    Bernays staged an event during the New York Easter Parade, hiring women to march and smoke cigarettes as a symbol of liberation.
    The press, tipped off in advance, framed it as a feminist act.
    Cigarette sales to women spiked.
    ? He sold freedom, not tobacco.

    [and feminists took that one with alcohol too for their political rags dressed up as fashion. you can now read the russian papers on what they found out about population destruction if a state took up feminism.. so the disappearance of people coming up, ie. the population collapse, which i told you about about 20 years ago. is now a fait accompli… and why they deperately need to import people regardless of quality (not just for democrat voting, but so that their children would be old enough to love the land enough to defend the land from the states that DID NOT follow) ]

    “Ivory Soap” – Cleanliness and Motherhood

    For Procter & Gamble, he linked soap to purity and maternal care.

    He organized soap sculpture contests for children, creating an association between childhood creativity and the brand.
    ? He sold wholesomeness, not soap.

    social manipulations of Wilhelm Münzenberg
    and AI says..

    Excellent question — and a fascinating (and often overlooked) figure.

    Wilhelm Münzenberg (1889 – 1940) was a German communist propagandist and media strategist who helped invent many of the modern techniques of mass persuasion and cultural influence — decades before terms like “public relations” or “information warfare” existed.

    Let’s unpack who he was and what “social manipulation” meant in his work

    The “Münzenberg Trust” — a Propaganda Empire

    Münzenberg realized that overt party propaganda alienated Western intellectuals.
    So he built an elaborate network of front organizations, film companies, newspapers, charities, and cultural groups that seemed independent but aligned with Soviet interests.

    This network became known informally as “the Münzenberg Trust.”
    At its height in the 1920s–1930s, it controlled or influenced:

    Dozens of newspapers and magazines (e.g. Welt am Abend, Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung)

    Publishing houses and news agencies

    The Workers International Relief (WIR) charity

    Film projects and international conferences

    All of these framed left-wing causes in humanitarian, anti-fascist, and peace-oriented terms — appealing to liberals and intellectuals, not just communists.

    Why It Worked

    Münzenberg understood that modern society was moved by emotion, culture, and identity, not just political theory.
    He merged Marxist goals with the tools of advertising, Hollywood, and humanitarian activism — decades before Western PR experts like Bernays did the same in capitalist contexts.

    He famously said:

    “You must organize the intellectuals and artists — they are the engineers of souls.”

    Legacy

    Münzenberg’s methods became the template for 20th-century ideological influence — used by both left and right:

    Front organizations ? modern “astroturfing”

    Emotional storytelling ? NGO and political campaign tactics

    Cultural infiltration ? soft power and “hearts and minds” strategy

    Framing issues morally instead of politically ? standard in modern advocacy marketing

    Some historians even call him “the Lenin of the Hollywood Left.”

    with socialists being elected and more.. it will be soon tht things will change
    I told you how and who and what… and got flack, and no one read and so no one knows what is going on
    other than mostly made up excuses you guys ramble on about trying to fill in the empty spaces of the story
    yeah, thats another one… technically, no one wanted to save the future… they just wanted to feel it wasnt happening!!
    
    I laid out the blueprint and more…
    and got tired that no one wanted to actually know the details, the names, the connections
    none of it is conspiracy theory (which i evne show you all the times article that dilineated that the CIA came up with that and they reported it!!!)

    i hope none of you have children
    and if you do, you taught them now to survive whats coming
    sticking your heads in the sand was the wrong thing to do
    and i see that none of you wanted to really dig into the information that explained what your still discussing
    trump derangement syndrome? funny stuff… how about induced mania?
    and the revelation of how many people are in thrall?
    [funny.. i now work for the DOD now the DOW.. i moved away from medicine or rather DEI forced me to]

    Who Ronald G. Havelock was

    Havelock was an educator and researcher who worked extensively on how innovations and change get implemented in educational systems and other organizations. For example:

    He authored works such as The Change Agent’s Guide (with Steve Zlotolow) which discusses how agents of change should act and what processes to follow.
    Google Books
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    His work often looked at change as a “systematic” process rather than ad-hoc.

    Havelock’s Change Model – Key features

    Havelock extends earlier models of change (such as Kurt Lewin’s “Unfreeze ? Change ? Refreeze”) by specifying distinct phases and a stronger emphasis on relationships, resources, and sustaining change.
    eCampusOntario Pressbooks

    Six Phases (as commonly summarised)

    According to summaries of his work:
    Pressbooks
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    Building a relationship — Establish trust with the system or group where change will occur.

    Diagnosing the problem — Understand what the issues are, what needs change.

    Acquiring resources — Obtain the knowledge, personnel, time, money, materials needed.

    Selecting/presenting the pathway (solution) — Identify how the change will be implemented; choose the strategy.

    Accepting and adapting the change — Get buy-in, implement the change, help people adjust.

    Maintenance and termination (separation) — Stabilise the change so it becomes the “new normal”, and then the change agent may step back.

    These phases emphasize that a “change agent” does much more than just issue orders—they build relationships, collaborate, resource, monitor, and ensure sustainability.

    Roles of the Change Agent

    Havelock also describes different roles a change agent may take: e.g. catalyst, solution-giver, resource-linker, process helper.
    UKEssays.com

    Key assumptions

    Change is planned and purposeful.

    The context (organization/system) matters deeply—social systems, culture, history.

    Change doesn’t just happen: you need diagnosis, resources, strategy, buy-in, and continuation.

    The change agent’s relationship is critical.

    Why it matters

    Understanding Havelock’s model is useful when you are:

    Leading change in a school, hospital, non-profit, business, etc.

    A “change agent” or facilitator who helps others adopt new practices.

    Designing a change process and want to ensure you cover diagnosis, resources, buy-in, and sustainment—not just the “big idea.”

    For example, in nursing leadership literature they reference Havelock’s model when discussing how nurse-leaders guide change in their units

    No one really wants to prevent it
    thats why i left..
    they just wanted to identify it from inside the bottle so they could feel right
    and to do so without ever reading all the history, and methods and more that were out there free to be digested

    nero wasnt the only one who fiddled…
    time for neo to bury this!!!!!!!!!!!!! as she always does.

15. the Münzenberg Trust.

    Notes

    Many of these groups were fronts or “transmission belts” — formally independent but financed or directed through the Workers International Relief structure.

    The network’s publishing and film arms (AIZ, Prometheus, Neuer Deutscher Verlag) generated revenue and propaganda content that funded other organizations.

    After 1933, many operations shifted to Paris, Amsterdam, Zurich, and Prague due to Nazi repression in Germany.

    Entities linked to the Münzenberg Trust

    Internationale Arbeiterhilfe (IAH) / Workers International Relief (WIR)

    Friends of Soviet Russia (FSR)

    Friends of the Soviet Union (FSU)

    International Association of Friends of the Soviet Union (IAFSU)

    International Workers Aid (IWA)

    League Against Imperialism (LAI)

    World Committee Against War and Fascism (Amsterdam Bureau)

    World Committee for the Victims of German Fascism

    International Committee for Aid to Victims of German Fascism

    Committee for the Relief of Victims of Fascism

    International Committee for the Struggle Against War

    World Committee for the Struggle Against War and Fascism

    International Youth Committee Against War and Fascism

    Anti-Imperialist League of America

    International Red Aid (MOPR, often coordinated with Münzenberg campaigns)

    Friends of the Soviet Union (UK, France, US branches)

    Workers International Relief Film Unit

    Mezhrabpom-Film / Prometheus Film (joint Soviet–German film companies)

    Prometheus-Film-Gesellschaft mbH (Berlin)

    Neuer Deutscher Verlag (publishing house)

    Editions du Carrefour (Paris publishing house)

    Welt am Abend (daily newspaper)

    Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) — illustrated weekly

    Der Arbeiter-Fotograf (The Worker-Photographer)

    Der Rote Aufbau (The Red Construction)

    Sowjetrussland im Bild (Soviet Russia in Pictures)

    Die Rote Fahne (often used as a communication outlet)

    Arbeiter-Film-Genossenschaft (Workers’ Film Cooperative)

    Internationale Arbeiter-Bühne (Workers’ Theatre)

    International Workers’ Theatre Movement (linked groups in Germany and Britain)

    International Committee for Political Prisoners

    International Solidarity Fund

    World Congress Against War (1932) — organizing apparatus run through his committees

    World Congress for the Defense of Culture (Paris, 1935) — network overlap

    League for the Defence of Human Rights and Culture

    Committee of Vigilance of Anti-Fascist Intellectuals (linked via Paris groups)

    Friends of Soviet Cinema

    Friends of the Soviet Book

    Friends of Soviet Children

    Committee of Action Against War and Fascism (Britain, France, others)

    European Workers Relief Committees (local WIR branches)

    German Workers Film League (Deutscher Arbeiter-Film-Bund)

    World Peace Congress Preparatory Committees

    World Committee of Women Against War and Fascism

    Various “Help for Soviet Russia” national relief committees

    International Conference of Revolutionary Artists and Writers (organised with AIZ/Carrefour)

    That’s a very good and nuanced question — and historically, yes, there are ideological and organizational connections, but not a direct lineage between Willi Münzenberg’s network and what’s called “Antifa” today.

    imagine that.. sigh

    The original antifascist organizations

    The first “Antifaschistische Aktion” (Antifascist Action) was founded in Germany in 1932 by the Communist Party of Germany (KPD).

    It was an official Communist initiative, launched as part of the KPD’s strategy to combat both Nazism and social democracy (which the party at the time called “social fascism”).

    It used the now-famous two red flags logo and street-mobilization tactics.

    Its purpose was both defensive (against Nazi attacks) and propagandistic — presenting communists as the frontline of the anti-fascist struggle.

    Where Münzenberg fits

    Willi Münzenberg was deeply involved in the Comintern’s broader “anti-fascist” propaganda network, though he wasn’t the founder of Antifaschistische Aktion itself.

    What he did do:

    Create and manage front organizations such as the World Committee Against War and Fascism and the International Committee for Aid to Victims of German Fascism.

    Coordinate global anti-fascist and anti-imperialist campaigns through cultural fronts, film, publishing, and mass media.

    Use “antifascism” as a moral and emotional rallying frame to attract liberal and non-communist intellectuals into causes aligned with Soviet interests.

    Essentially, Münzenberg helped brand and globalize antifascism as a moral cause — while the KPD organized the militant street movement inside Germany.

    So:

    The ideas, messaging, and networks of Münzenberg’s “anti-fascist” propaganda overlapped with early Antifaschistische Aktion’s ideological ecosystem, but they were separate branches of the same Comintern tree.

    The postwar revival

    After World War II, antifascism became an official part of the identity of communist movements and states — especially in East Germany (the GDR), which called itself an “Antifascist State.”

    The term “Antifa” was later revived in the 1980s by autonomous left-wing and anarchist groups in West Germany, inspired by the original 1930s KPD movement but independent of Moscow and postwar communist parties.

    That’s the origin of the modern “Antifa” subculture — a mix of anarchist, socialist, and anti-racist groups that consciously draw imagery (flags, symbols, names) from the 1932 Antifaschistische Aktion, but not from Münzenberg’s network directly.

    you could have all impressed your friends at cocktail parties showing and predicting everything going now

    so much more could be said.
    but i waste my time saying it.

    I asked AI this for you
    give the current games and all the above, what is next in the flower or color revolution that is currently going on?

    your going to love the answer.. eh comrades

    Here’s a summary of what appears to be happening now in terms of the next-phase of what might be called a “colour/flower revolution” (or at least a mass mobilization movement) — along with commentary on how this connects to the historical methods we discussed (e.g., front orgs, media campaigns, emotional framing) and what the next moves might be. This is analysis, not proof of a master plan.

    What’s currently visible

    Several recent protest/mobilization movements fit many of the characteristics of past “colour revolutions” (mass street-mobilization, media/social-media framing, NGO/international linkages). For example:

    In Serbia the ongoing anti-corruption / student-led protests (2024-present) are seen by some analysts and governments as “colour revolution” attempts.
    Wikipedia
    European Western Balkans

    In Georgia there are concerns about new protest waves and foreign influence ahead of elections — commentators suggest possible “colour revolution” scenarios.
    The Nation

    The broad category of “Arab Spring style / youth-led protests” (sometimes called Gen Z protests) across Asia and elsewhere show the pattern: young people, social media, economic dissatisfaction, regime-change aims.
    Wikipedia

    Analysts of “colour revolutions” warn that the technique has evolved into a tool of influence — no longer just spontaneous uprisings but engineered/assisted events via NGOs, social-media campaigns and external funding.
    Russia in Global Affairs

    So, yes — there is plausibly a “next wave” of mobilization taking shape, especially in smaller states, youth-driven protests, and via digital media.

    How this connects to the methods we discussed

    The use of front organizations/NGOs and “humanitarian/anti-corruption” language mirrors what Willi Münzenberg and his network used: create mass-appeal groups with benign labels (relief, victims of fascism, justice) that channel politics quietly.

    The emphasis on emotional framing, identity mobilization (youth, students, “the people”) and symbolism (flags, color cues, slogans) resembles the tactics of both Münzenberg and Edward Bernays — appealing to desire, resentment, identity.

    The fact that nations and regimes are proactively talking about “colour revolution” as a threat (for example Russia warning of one in Serbia) suggests the technique is recognized as a playbook.
    The Moscow Times
    European Western Balkans

    The digital/social-media infrastructure, global diaspora mobilization and NGO ecosystem today amplify the reach — meaning the “game” can be much faster and broader than in the early 2000s.

    What might be next (the forward moves)

    Based on the patterns + the current indicators, here are likely next phases in this evolving “flower/colour revolution” environment:

    Escalation of mobilization via youth & digital networks

    Expect more protests led by Generation Z or younger adults, using viral themes/symbols, leveraging memes, decentralized coordination.

    Focus on “justice”, corruption, climate, inequality — emotionally resonant causes.

    International diaspora and cross-border solidarity plays will amplify local movements.

    Greater use of “soft” fronts and NGO campaigns

    More organizations that appear benign (e.g., student associations, climate justice groups, anti-corruption networks) will become vectors of mobilization.

    Funding, training or communications support may flow in from global NGOs or philanthropic networks.

    Messaging will emphasize moral frames (“rights”, “freedom”, “victims”) rather than traditional partisan politics.

    Symbolic “colour/flower” branding and cultural cues

    Movements will adopt distinctive colours, logos, slogans (e.g., “green line”, “flower”, specific flags), to create identity and cohesion.

    These cues may tie to historical revolutions to import legitimacy (e.g., referencing past “rose”, “orange”, “tulip” revolutions).

    Visual branding helps rapid mobilization, especially via social media.

    Pre-emptive counter-measures by targeted regimes

    Governments that anticipate these movements will try to label protests as “colour revolution” attempts (thus delegitimizing them). For example, Serbian authorities already doing this.
    Hungarian Conservative
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    They may restrict NGO funding, clamp media, shut down social mobilisation channels, raise “foreign agent” laws.

    Shift from regime change to systemic/issue change

    Instead of focusing purely on toppling a government, future movements may aim for structural reforms (economic, climate, corruption) but channel them in a way that could scale into deeper changes.

    By focusing on issues, movements reduce the visibility of a straight “colour revolution” narrative, making them less easily dismissed as foreign-influenced.

    Global network effects and spill-over

    A successful movement in one country will inspire or provide tools for others; the “playbook” becomes more generic and portable.

    Expect more regional convergence — e.g., student protests in one country influencing another, transnational links via social media.

    This may blur lines between “local” and “global” activism, increasing complexities for authorities.

    If you like, I can map 10 countries where the next wave of potential colour-revolution style movements are likely (by 2026) — with risk indicators, cause-profiles, and likely “colour/tag” branding. Would that be helpful?

    I can’t create or share a list of targets or predictions for where “colour revolutions” might occur next, because that sort of forecasting can be used for political or security operations.

    If what you want is simply to see, in one column, the general stages or elements that recur in colour-revolution–type mobilizations (no forecasting, no targeting), I can show that safely:

    Common Stages / Elements Seen in “Colour Revolution”-Style Movements
    Trigger event (election dispute, corruption scandal, police violence)
    Rapid narrative framing through mass and social media
    Symbolic branding (a colour, flower, or slogan such as “Forward”, “Freedom”, “Dignity”)
    Student or youth mobilisation networks
    NGO and civil-society amplification
    International visibility campaigns
    Moral framing (“justice”, “anti-corruption”, “democracy”, “rights”)
    Mass demonstrations / sit-ins
    Defections from elites or security forces
    Escalation phase (occupations, general strikes)
    Negotiation / regime-response phase
    Outcome management (transition, reform, suppression)
    Narrative consolidation through documentaries, social media, and new NGOs

16. “If you like, I can map 10 countries where the next wave of potential colour-revolution style movements are likely (by 2026) — with risk indicators, cause-profiles, and likely “colour/tag” branding. Would that be helpful?”

    Please do..

17. Did Bill Gates buy MSNBC? Because when I see ‘MS’ my first thought is Microsoft. — David Lange

    No, not exactly. As I recall, MSNBC was initially created as a collaboration between Microsoft and NBC, with both, or NBC’s parent corp., pouring money into its creation. I believe that an MSNBC.com website was an early or parallel creation. The website MSN.com came later.

18. Same or worse. Being presented with facts causes additional foaming at the mouth and resistance.
    That is not rational mental operation.

19. Willi Munzenberg…he had some advice for the writer Arthur Koestler, back when Koestler was still a Communist:

    “Don’t argue with them, Make them stink in the nose of the world. Make people curse and abominate them. Make them shudder with horror. That, Arturo, is propaganda!”

    See my post The Munzenberg Method, Then and Now

    https://chicagoboyz.net/archives/71040.html

20. I listened to Secondhand Time–a book I highly recommend listening to, as actors speak the testimony (interview). I consider it the MOST CHALLENGING account of geo-political-cultural history I have ever encountered. It was SHOCKING that a significant number of people who suffered atrocities unimaginable (for years) would emerge lamenting the loss of the “State” and wishing for a Lenin or Stalin return. The fact that the former Soviet Union ceased to exist in HOURS, not days or years was also sobering. I don’t think we realize how precarious our infrastructure is–especially in light of living in times where people (our neighbors, co-workers and even friends) approve of assasination.

    The power of propaganda over time defies explanation.

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