Irony on the rocks with a twist...

1. Truth is perception.


2. Perception can be manipulated.


3. Loyalty can be bought.


4. Opposition can be suppressed


5. Scapegoats are easy to come by.


6. Religious fervor is easily corrupted.


7. Convince the masses your cause is a "great moral crusade" and they'll follow you anywhere.


8. Know your audience and tell them exactly what they want to hear.


9. Manipulate truth by repeating the same information until it becomes the truth.


10. Manipulate truth through statistics.


11. Manipulate truth by distracting the masses with an overabundance of trivial information.


12. Omit certain details and the truth becomes whatever you say it is.


13. Give the people reasons to fight amongst themselves over petty issues. Divide and conquer.


14. Disguise ignorance as information and people will think themselves aware.


15. The more sensational the story, the easier it is to make the people believe it.


16. A single appeal to emotion trumps100 facts.


17. Information presented as “scientific data” will be taken at face value.


18. Keep the masses in a fluctuating state of fear and you can justify any action you wish.


19. Turn patriotism into the “state religion,” and the people will gladly turn in their own mothers for treason.


20. If the people believe you are “protecting” them, they will gladly give up their rights and freedoms.

TANSTAAFL!