- Harper and the Con's have developed and use the greatest propaganda machine seen in Western democracies in recent times.

Here is an analysis of the Obama speech a few days ago:
September 11, 2009 , An Obama Speech in 13 Easy Steps, By Rich Lowry
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/09/11/an_obama_speech_in_13_easy_steps_98267.html

If one calls that the 'ration' school of speech writing.

Then I suggest to you the following analysis of the 'propaganda school of speech writing:


The 'Propaganda' approach:
- lie
- blunt statement of what you want people to believe
- total disregard for the truth (not exactly the same as lying but helps to bolster them)
- disregard for the context of events but crass manipulation to suite your purpose
- slanderous accusations against opponents
- blunt statements "we're right - their wrong", “we're good – they're bad”, etc.
- designed to incite people emotionally both to create fear and motivate to action, i.e. a call-to-arms

The underlying principle is, of course, “if you tell a big enough lie often enough people will begin to believe it”


I invite all Canadians to apply my analysis of the 'Propaganda' approach to the, now infamous, covert Harper speech of last week, Harper and they Con's attack ads and pretty much everything that comes out of Harper's and the Con's mouths.

There is a reason, of course, why Harper and the Con's use the Propaganda approach. Quite simply, the vast majority of Canadians are against right wing extremist ideology and 2/3 rds voted against Harper and the Con's in the last election. Harper knows that if he were 'to stand up and be counted', hold his head up with pride and openly and truthfully tell the good people of Canada exactly what he stands for, he, and teh Con's, would lose power.