/strat/ - Stratagem | The Art of War

>>130
On a more fundamental level, memes are only passed on if the recipient agrees with the message and believes it is worth spreading, otherwise the meme becomes dormant and eventually dies.

Here's another possible /strat/ angle: This SK image circulates on /pol/
Kubrick's views are often described as politically incorrect, but this quote seems to be a complete fabrication.
It originated in a New York Post article, was picked up by David Irving, then spread to Stormfront and shortly afterwards found its way to /pol/

>step 1
http://nypost.com/1999/06/16/stanley-kubrick-self-hating-jew-the-eccentric-director-of-eyes-wide-shut-as-seen-through-the-eyes-wide-open-of-screenwriter-frederic-raphael/
>step 2
http://www.fpp.co.uk/online/99/06/Kubrick150699.html
>step 3
https://www.stormfront.org/forum/t931304/
>Step 4
>>>/pol/

Let's take a look at the Scumbag Obama meme.
It's on the first page on troll.me, there are probably better examples out there.
Most people on /pol/ would probably argue that this is an Anti-Obama meme.

On a base level the scumbag obama meme is about Barack Obama in a suit with a "scumbag steve" cap on his head.
If you look at the template, without the text, it looks like a photo that could be taken straight from his wikipedia page or even from his whitehouse.gov page
(that's probably where they got the picture)

The overt messsage of the picture:

1. He is smiling
2. He is looking straight into the camera
3. He is wearing an expensive suit
4. There's a United States flag in the background
5. He is wearing a United States lapel pin
6. His overall appearance is immaculate
7. A low quality cap was photoshopped into the picture

When you look at it this way you can see why the template is a disaster, even when you look at it only superficially.
If you want to show Obama's true nature, you wouldn't use one of his poser pictures taken by the professional white house photographer.
Everything in this picture is there, because Obama's PR people and the photographer wanted them to be there.

The implied message of the photo is:

1. He is accurate and precise
Perfect tie, perfect suit, great haircut, great shave
2. He is honest.
He looks you straight into the eye with confidence.
3. He is patriotic
There are two US flags in the picture, he's wearing one of them.
4. He is rich and powerful
Expensive suit, expensive camera & lighting, the picture was obviously taken by a professional andnot taken with a cellphone.
5. Someone shopped the picture to make Obama look bad.
That person must hate Obama. Maybe he's envious that he's not rich & powerful.

The meme is a total disaster for anyone who is interested in spreading the truth about Obama and we haven't even gotten to the text yet.
We have no control the text. Anyone can change the text and create their own narrative,
so the only way to retain control over the text would be to never release a template, which greatly restricts
the potential of the meme to spread, because people can't create their own versions.

When it comes to image memes we should remember that good propaganda is simple.
A picture says more than a thousand words.
The text that accompanies may be essential to the meme, but not essential for slipping in a program.
An honest looking guy in an expensive suit, is always an honest looking guy in an expensive suit, even if someone photoshopped a cap into the picture.

>>167
This seems accurate. Compare with pic related. Unfortunately it's low-res, but it does make Obama look weak and lumpy like an old woman; easy fodder for comparisons to Putin strangling a shark with one hand or whatever. Many already believe Obama to be somewhat effeminate, especially compared to the consciously hyper-masculine Putin. Obama exercises like a woman inside an air-conditioned gym alone, Putin arm-wrestles outside, rubbing elbows with the common men that flock to his presence, etc etc.

>>146
>On a more fundamental level, memes are only passed on if the recipient agrees with the message and believes it is worth spreading, otherwise the meme becomes dormant and eventually dies.

The idea that memes are only passed on if the recipient already agrees with the message is important, since it means memes cannot themselves be used as a medium for the red pill. They can be used in tandem with tools like graphs, statistics, and narratives, but by themselves are not enough. This makes them more useful, perhaps, as reminders to people hiding their power level that they are not alone.