Yes, while I'd already woken up to the fact that in big psyops we get one stream of propaganda for the anticipated believers and another (or more) for the anticipated disbelievers I didn't get that this strategy falls into the "false dilemma" logical fallacy until I read Catte Black's article in Off-Guardian mid-2022.
Fantastic work yet again, Baldmichael! Kudos for bringing up such a crucial topic! History is full of examples of false dichotomies used in official narratives to shape public opinion, limit debate and ensure that inconvenient truths remain buried. Here are a few of my favourites:
Take the infamous post-9/11 declaration by Bush: “You’re either with us, or you are with the terrorists.” This blatant FD served multiple purposes – stifling any dissent or scrutiny of U.S. foreign policy, greenlighting endless wars for regime change, and most importantly, steering attention away from the controlled demolition of three towers - hit by two ‘planes.’
Then there’s the Cold War, where the West framed the global power struggle as a simple choice: either embrace free-market capitalism and democracy or submit to totalitarian communism. This false binary erased alternatives like social democracy, Japan’s post-war economic miracle (subverted by the IMF), and – perhaps most damningly - the American System of Political Economy, which transformed the USA from an agrarian backwater into an industrial power. That is, until traitorous elites sold out the nation, gutting its manufacturing base for short-term gains. Oh, and let’s not forget how Wall Street and the City of London bankrolled both the Bolsheviks and the Nazis – a little detail that tends to get left out of mainstream Cold War narratives.
And now, for the pièce de résistance – cue drumroll…. – the Convid Era!! Here we had a barrage of false choices, all designed to corral public opinion: Masks, Lockdowns, Mandates vs. Focused protection… Lab leak vs. Zoonotic Origin... ‘Vaccines’ vs Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine, and Vitamin D. And the worst part? Even the so-called health freedom movement got sucked into the debate, steering peeps away from realizing there are NO viruses that require any interventions.
Those peddling the notion of microbes as pathogenic need to take a long, hard look in the mirror - for they are doing the medical mafia’s bidding, keeping the fear machine running while Big Pharma laughs all the way to the bank.
Excellent article and links.
“Or more simply, they are all a load of Baals!!!”
That last statement sums it up perfectly !!!
Couldn't agree more!
Yes, while I'd already woken up to the fact that in big psyops we get one stream of propaganda for the anticipated believers and another (or more) for the anticipated disbelievers I didn't get that this strategy falls into the "false dilemma" logical fallacy until I read Catte Black's article in Off-Guardian mid-2022.
https://off-guardian.org/2022/05/16/the-function-of-the-fake-binary/
Since then, I've written my own articles involving the "false dilemma"
12 logical fallacies unmasked in the use of the terms "conspiracy theory" and "conspiracy theorist"
https://petraliverani.substack.com/p/11-logical-fallacies-unmasked-in
9/11: The False Dilemma propaganda strategy
https://petraliverani.substack.com/p/911-the-false-dilemma-propaganda
Many thanks for all those links Petra. I will have a look.
Fantastic work yet again, Baldmichael! Kudos for bringing up such a crucial topic! History is full of examples of false dichotomies used in official narratives to shape public opinion, limit debate and ensure that inconvenient truths remain buried. Here are a few of my favourites:
Take the infamous post-9/11 declaration by Bush: “You’re either with us, or you are with the terrorists.” This blatant FD served multiple purposes – stifling any dissent or scrutiny of U.S. foreign policy, greenlighting endless wars for regime change, and most importantly, steering attention away from the controlled demolition of three towers - hit by two ‘planes.’
Then there’s the Cold War, where the West framed the global power struggle as a simple choice: either embrace free-market capitalism and democracy or submit to totalitarian communism. This false binary erased alternatives like social democracy, Japan’s post-war economic miracle (subverted by the IMF), and – perhaps most damningly - the American System of Political Economy, which transformed the USA from an agrarian backwater into an industrial power. That is, until traitorous elites sold out the nation, gutting its manufacturing base for short-term gains. Oh, and let’s not forget how Wall Street and the City of London bankrolled both the Bolsheviks and the Nazis – a little detail that tends to get left out of mainstream Cold War narratives.
And now, for the pièce de résistance – cue drumroll…. – the Convid Era!! Here we had a barrage of false choices, all designed to corral public opinion: Masks, Lockdowns, Mandates vs. Focused protection… Lab leak vs. Zoonotic Origin... ‘Vaccines’ vs Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine, and Vitamin D. And the worst part? Even the so-called health freedom movement got sucked into the debate, steering peeps away from realizing there are NO viruses that require any interventions.
Those peddling the notion of microbes as pathogenic need to take a long, hard look in the mirror - for they are doing the medical mafia’s bidding, keeping the fear machine running while Big Pharma laughs all the way to the bank.
Great comment, thank you. Glad you highlighted the 9/11 and Bush comment.
Re "That is, until traitorous elites sold out the nation, gutting its manufacturing base for short-term gains."
The same applies to the UK.
AGREED !! 👍👍
Great comment, nailed it.👍🦘🇦🇺