The 2024 Election PsyOp
Foreign adversaries, foreign "allies" and disinformation specialists performed a mental hack on a segment of the voting population.
In 2016 Donald Trump's presidential campaign used questionable advertising tactics associated with a PsyOp. Carole Cadwalladr wrote an article in The Guardian about it in March of 2018. The title of that article was "'I made Steve Bannon’s psychological warfare tool’: meet the data war whistleblower." The article is linked in Notes.
What it describes is a micro-targeted ad campaign on Facebook aimed at very small slivers of the voting population. This was enabled by Cambridge Analytica's data mining of Facebook accounts.
The 2024 presidential campaign used PsyOp techniques as well. There was no data mining on Twitter, now known as X. It wasn't necessary because Elon Musk, staunch supporter of Donald Trump and current owner of the platform, controls the algorithms.
Also a PAC linked to Musk, Future Coalition PAC, targeted Muslim communities and Jewish communities with disinformation ads specifically aimed at diminishing their support for Kamala Harris. From a Guardian article by Tom Perkins dated November 4, "Texts, mailers, social media ads and billboards targeting heavily Arab American areas in metro Detroit paint Harris as a staunch ally of Israel who will continue supplying arms to the country. Meanwhile, residents in metro Detroit or areas of Pennsylvania with higher Jewish populations have been receiving messaging that underscores her alleged support for the Palestinian cause." Both ads were part of the disinformation campaign. Both misrepresented her actual policy position.
The Guardian article continues, "Those aimed at Arab American populations claim Harris will 'ALWAYS stand with Israel' and 'stand up against Hamas and radical terrorists in Gaza.' Another notes that she has a Jewish husband, and describes the pair as 'America’s pro-Israel power couple.'
"Meanwhile, texts and mailers sent to heavily Jewish areas claim 'two faced Kamala stands with Palestine.'picturing her in front of a Palestinian flag. A Pennsylvania ad asked: 'Why did Kamala Harris support denying Israel the weapons needed to defeat the Hamas terrorists who massacred thousands? And why did Harris show sympathy for college protesters who are rabidly antisemitic?'"
I feel soiled even quoting The Guardian's description of this. Their reporting was pristine. The subject matter was not. And every person of voting age in America needs to know that tactics long reserved for our foreign adversaries were used on our own in this election. I will share this with my subscribers and hope that others who read the same sources pick up on these dirty tricks and further spread the message.
While this was happening on the home front, it is highly likely that foreign governments, both adversaries and ostensible allies, were acting in ways that would ensure a Trump win. Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly making statements to sabotage the ceasefire talks back in August.
From the Middle East Monitor: "Members of the Israeli negotiating team for the ceasefire talks in the Gaza Strip and the prisoner exchange deal with Hamas have sharply criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of deliberately making statements to thwart the negotiations.
"Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation Kan 11 last night quoted officials who are taking part in the talks as saying that 'Netanyahu’s statements are intended to sabotage the negotiations. There is no other explanation.'"
At the time that article was written, there was conjecture about a Trump-Netanyahu phone call discussing the ceasefire. Whether that call occurred or not is irrelevant. Netanyahu wanted Trump to win the election. He didn't have to drastically change what he was already doing to keep the conflagration blazing in Palestine. And he knew that sabotaging the ceasefire efforts would hurt Kamala Harris with Muslim communities. Was it a deliberate PsyOp? You be the judge. I personally believe that the Israeli people are our allies, but Benjamin Netanyahu is not. If he sabotaged the ceasefire talks, that was one of the biggest factors in enabling a Trump win.
Then there is Vladimir Putin. Two Russia Today employees, Konstantin Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva, were indicted on charges of funneling 10 million dollars into a plan funding right wing social media influencers. Russia Today wouldn't have been involved without the knowledge and approval of Putin.
Last but not least is Elon Musk's social media platform. He purchased Twitter in 2022 with the stated purpose of amplifying free speech. He has since renamed it X. And the algorithms have ensured that it's anything but a bastion of free speech. Back in February of 2023, Musk had his engineers change the algorithms to amplify his tweets exponentially. In a November 14 Fortune article, it was reported that Musk's AI platform, Grok, labeled him as "one of the most significant spreaders of disinformation on X since he acquired the platform."
In short, the emotions of voters were hacked in the 2024 presidential campaign. People were hacked. Psychological warfare tactics were used by foreign adversaries, foreign "allies" and entities within our own country. It was successful.
Our focus over the next four years must be on survival. That includes physical, emotional and mental. Preparedness is a must. If you're needing new appliances, buy them now. It's also a good time to add solar power if you haven't already done so. Acquire a survivalist mindset. A well stocked pantry is a must. Make sure your vaccinations are up to date. We can do this. We can come out on the other side of this, perhaps not unscathed but intact.
Thank you for reading and as always, please feel free to share.
Notes:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/04/election-musk-pac-michigan-ads-israel-gaza
https://fortune.com/2024/11/14/grok-musk-misinformation-spreader/
Robert, Thank you for your insight and explanations of what is happening now in our country. You are showing us what led our country to this point, and making excellent suggestions of what we need to do to survive these next 4 years. The clarity of your thinking and broad guidance for surviving this crisis are invaluable!
This is all about psychological warfare and manipulation. People must understand that those who want to oppress, follow and support their brethren who do so. The billionaire cabal has infiltrated this election like none before, controlling virtually all the media and morphing the message. This is what third world nations do - and now it has found a home here in the US. Sad reality is that so many Americans fell prey to it, All for what? They stupidly chose the price of eggs over the price of humanity. They will all have a 'much-needed' rude awakening, once this all moves forward.