10 ways to start a war

I herd this song a little while ago and it has really opened my eyes to the current war status and the media desception, we need to realise this is a weapon against humaity and not truth,
personally i think we are on stage 5 with the forthcoming iran war, any other views?


First step: create the enemy. Sometimes this will be done for you.

Second step: be sure the enemy you have chosen is nothing like you.
Find obvious differences like race, language, religion, dietary habits
fashion. Emphasize that their soldiers are not doing a job,
they are heartless murderers who enjoy killing!

Third step: Once these differences are established continue to reinforce them
with all disseminated information.

Fourth step: Have the media broadcast only the ruling party's information
this can be done through state run media.
Remember, in times of conflict all for-profit media repeats the ruling party's information.
Therefore all for-profit media becomes state-run.

Fifth step: show this enemy in actions that seem strange, militant, or different.
Always portray the enemy as non-human, evil, a killing machine.

Sixth step: Eliminate opposition to the ruling party.
Create an "Us versus Them" mentality. Leave no room for opinions in between.
One that does not support all actions of the ruling party should be considered a traitor.

Seventh step: Use nationalistic and/or religious symbols and rhetoric to define all actions.
This can be achieved by slogans such as "freedom loving people versus those who hate freedom."
This can also be achieved by the use of flags.

Eighth step: Align all actions with the dominant deity.
It is very effective to use terms like, "It is god's will" or "god bless our nation."

Ninth step: Design propaganda to show that your soldiers
have feelings, hopes, families, and loved ones.
Make it clear that your soldiers are doing a duty; they do not want or like to kill.

Tenth step: Create and atmosphere of fear, and instability
and then offer the ruling party as the only solutions to comfort the public's fears.
Remembering the fear of the unknown is always the strongest fear.

taken from anti flag- anatomy of your enemy.

[edit on 31/10/05 by Jay505]

[edit on 31/10/05 by Jay505]

"Except for ending Slavery, Fascism, Nazism, and Communism. War has never solved anything."

Thanks to Protest Warrior!

www.protestwarrior.com...

Originally posted by Carseller4
"Except for ending Slavery, Fascism, Nazism, and Communism. War has never solved anything."

Thanks to Protest Warrior!

www.protestwarrior.com...

umm, you've just given the reason for just about every war ever started:

"except for ending slavery." there are many different forms of slavery. slavery of an empire over one of its colonies (american revolution). slavery of one group of people by another (american civil war...partly), slavery of a people to its government (fascism, nazism, communism). slavery of a people to their religion (the great crusades of christian extremists in the middle ages, and the current great crusade of islamic extremists).

if war never solves anything, then we should still be in the dark ages, right?

war is never the best choice, but sometimes it becomes the only choice, because people cant always be open enough to see from the other's point of view. especially when talking about two completely different cultures. a perfect example is the thread on the iranian presidents remarks. some of those guys are saying the same things over and over, but not really listening to what each other is saying. "my point of view is the only correct one, and you cannot change my mind."

that is the kind of close-mindedness that ensures peaceful negotiation will not prevail, and therefore, war is inevitable.

[edit on 1-11-2005 by snafu7700]

@ snafu770

It's called sarcasm!

Check out the site! It's a riot!

Originally posted by Carseller4
@ snafu770

It's called sarcasm!

Check out the site! It's a riot!

ohh.....duh

never said i was the brightest on the block!

You forgot talking to much and being totally biased.