The “Perception Management” Economy

Rather than actually address the fundamental issues at the heart of the “jobless recession,” the Status Quo has engaged in a massive campaign of perception management, a.k.a. propaganda.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, perception management is a psychological-operations (psych-ops) term of Pentagon origins. The basic mechanisms are classic propaganda techniques. From the Wikipedia entry:

There are nine strategies for perception management. These include:

Preparation — Having clear goals and knowing the ideal position you want people to hold.
Credibility — Make sure all of your information is consistent, often using prejudices or expectations to increase credibility.
Multichannel support — Have multiple arguments and fabricated facts to reinforce your information.
Centralized control — Employing entities such as propaganda ministries or bureaus.
Security — The nature of the deception campaign is known by few.
Flexibility — The deception campaign adapts and changes over time as needs change.
Coordination — The organization or propaganda ministry is organized in a hierarchical pattern in order to maintain consistent and synchronized distribution of information.
Concealment — Contradicting information is destroyed.
Untruthful statements — Fabricate the truth.