Category Archives: Government Manipulation

Government Manipulation is used to forced public not doing something.

Revolution! Manipulation!

Photo of protests crowds in cairo.

Well, it’s been a busy January. It’s hard to think back to any other month in history which has been a witness to two revolutions – Tunisia, and, now, Egypt. Revolutions are hard and therefore rare – two a year would be exceptional. Two in one month is… disturbing. Continue reading

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This post is censored, part 2

Censored Google results in China

We’ve talked about censorship before. But the topic is a rich one, and we can periodically revisit it for fun and insights. You may have heard that the U.K. government is drafting an interesting plan. To combat porn, the government … Continue reading

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This post is censored, part 1

Intriguing Manipulations

Censorship is an interesting topic. Done well, it can be a very good tool for government manipulations – it’s hard to object to something that you don’t know about, after all. It’s a blunt instrument, to be sure, but it … Continue reading

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Won’t anyone think of the children

speed limit manipulations

Have you ever wondered why no one argues for a higher speed limit on the roads? Or why Australia’s government is trying desperately to censor the entire Internet? And what is the link between these two items? Is there government … Continue reading

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A how-to memo and astroturfing – an intro

Okay, let’s take a break from corporate manipulation and let’s look at some government manipulation. Governments (at least Western ones) tend to be careful when manipulating the electorate, because the press really likes those types of stories (as compared to … Continue reading

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