cnn.com warmongering ( conspiracy )

submitted by Solo

This is the first time i've felt like a paranoid conspiracy theorist.

I visited cnn.com at around 6pm today and there was a new subsection related to WAR. right on the homepage, there was a section for " military matters " with several very aggressively worded articles relating to the military (surprise).

The main article claims to document an active reconnaissance mission aboard an active duty navy spy plane, but ends with a CNN anchor wondering if, in a nutshell, the confrontations with China will become much more physical in the near future. China article

This subsection of CNN was right on the homepage for a few minutes, right up until I refreshed my screen. I can't help but feel that they are actively preparing us for some kind of major conflict by making this type of discussion a central part of the national dialogue. I wouldn't have thought twice if they didn't remove it from the homepage so quickly, I have a background in marketing/market research and this is the type of tactic we use to analyze whether or not a topic has staying power and can influence key opinion leaders.

Solo

Great info! Thanks

UncleIroh

That's what I thought too, they have countless videos showcasing new military weapons, you could sit there for hours watching them, which makes me think either their audience is just really into that shit, or its just straight up propaganda.

Puntera

Otherwise known as "testing the water".

Charlie_Prime

This is the first time i've felt like a paranoid conspiracy theorist.

You'll get used to it after a few years. It's like the grieving process when a loved one dies. First you become angry at being deceived. Then you get depressed. Then you accept the world the way it is.

If you've not, you should read the foundational book of the the Marketing industry written by Mr. Edward Bernays, nephew of Sigmund Freud...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_%28book%29

Solo

The scary thing is that I thought I was already used to it

Charlie_Prime

I never get used to it, but I do accept it.

My first surprise was 10 years ago when my friend claimed the cable box on my television tracked what shows I watched. I felt sorry for him for being such an uneducated dumbazz as to believe such Conspiracy Theories.

In order to help him, I set out to prove him wrong. I found cable TV viewing data for sale on the internet.

Ok. That crazy thing is true. What about this next, slightly crazier thing.

...and the more paint I scratch off, the more nastiness I find.