The "Why" Behind Media Messaging.

I recently saw a meme that said: “what if I told you that every piece of media information was a psyop?” Psyop is short for psychological operations. It’s a form of warfare whereby specific information is fed to a group of people to influence their behavior or emotions.

The US Army has used psychological operations for years, and Tsun Tsou had much to say about psyops in his classic work The Art of War. Psyops is nothing new; only the tools of its delivery are. The internet revolutionized our lives. It’s inevitable that it would revolutionize our battlefield, but if this meme is true or even partially true, then there is a war for the American mind being waged through our media.

How should we conduct ourselves in this 5th generational warfare?

For starters, we must master the art of asking “why?” Yes, dear reader, there’s that word again. We must look at information with the understanding that messaging from mainstream media has a “why” behind it-a “why” often decoupled from the face value of their messaging. Their message may be a distraction, contain only a sliver of truth, or be one big giant lie. Often the true reason behind the messaging may not be clear; sometimes it will take months or years for the true “why” to be known. Indeed, whole generations may pass away before this happens.

How then, should we proceed?

Well, that depends upon what kind of person you are. If you are in good control of your emotions and firm in your religious faith, then you may be able to handle more of this misinformation messaging. Like me, you might be motivated to become a digital soldier in this 5th generational war.

If, however, you are emotional, easily triggered, or prone to anxiety and depression then I recommend a strict information diet.

Philippians 4:8 tells us how to do one: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

It’s hard to do this if you are constantly plugged into malevolent media. Therefore, it’s important to unplug from time to time, or at least be very careful about what you’re plugged into. Even digital soldiers need to be wary. For example, I haven’t watched cable news in years, and I’m so picky about my shows it drives my significant other nuts. I’m on Facebook for business purposes only; I don’t feed trolls.

I recommend you don’t either.

We will continue our celebration of the word “why” next week. Please understand that some of my “why’s” are controversial. This controversy comes from a place of love, not hate, but if you find yourself getting upset by my posts, I won’t be offended if you stop reading or at least take a break. It’s like I said, information diets are good, and we all need them, normies and digital soldiers alike.

Until next week, stay strong and infidel on!