Truth, lies, and understanding tools of mass deception

Larry Wilmore is a complete genius. I like him for lots of reasons - he is a truly brilliant and hilarious award-winning writer, producer, comedianHe has some of the most incredible insights you have ever heard into communication, and politics.On Larry’s podcast - Black on the Air - from January 16, 2021 - just ten days after the January 6 assault on the US Capitol, he helped explain communications and even political propaganda in a way that was incredibly powerful and perceptive, based on insights derived from the deliberate deception that is crafted as part of being a stage magician.It helped me - as someone who has been in politics and dealt with communications for a long time - gain incredible new insight into how we are deceived - between lies, truth - and something more insidious - paltering.Here's Larry Wilmore's webpage - http://thelarrywilmore.comHere's the link to his original podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sam-pollard-on-mlk-fbi/id1234429850?i=1000505504716Here's his appearance at the White House Correspondents' Dinnerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IDFt3BL7FAHere's the link to the book, Performing Deceptionhttps://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781800646902/brian-rappert/performing-deception?blnBKM=1The 90's Book of Listshttps://www.amazon.com/Peoples-Almanac-Presents-Book-Lists/dp/0316920797From Open Culture:How Propaganda uses lies to erode all truth and morality -https://www.openculture.com/2017/01/hannah-arendt-explains-how-propaganda-uses-lies-to-erode-all-truth-morality.html Get full access to Dougald Lamont’s Substack at dougaldlamont.substack.com/subscribe