Deception is a State of Mind and the Mind of the State

How can one tell the veneer of dissent from authentic grassroots dissent? Fabricated leaks from real leaks? Fabricated terrorists from real terrorists?



Hegelian Dialectics of Deception:

Invent not one, but two (or more) opposing lies, and keep the unsuspecting people busy debating which of them is true. (The 'Technique of Infamy', exposition attributed to Ezra Pound)

From the clash of opposite constructions, a greater whole is germinated towards the desired outcome (The Hegelian Dialectics)

When the opposites don't exist or don't clash naturally, it is fabricated and the clash engineered, entirely stage-managed on both sides to piece-meal synthesize the desired hidden agenda – raising a new phoenix from the ashes left behind by the controlled clash of the opposites (The Hegelian Dialectics of Deception applied to modern statecraft, familiar to most as fake-competition to reel in customers, or fake-managed-fights as in WWF wrestling benefiting its owners regardless of who wins or loses)

“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. -- Edward Bernays

“Deception is a state of mind and the mind of the State” James Jesus Angleton, Head of CIA Counter Intelligence 1954-1974