Glossary Discussion

"Gaslighting. The author was unaware of what it meant and was fascinated when first learning of a famous movie starring Ingrid Bergman who won the Best Actress academy award for portrayal of the victim in the story."

A primarily unidirectional medium is ideal, as one might imagine. Creating the illusion that the target is participating in a productive discussion helps the deception achieve its objective.

"Automated recognition of the Gaslight pattern. Described in its most abstract form."

"Yes, lets try it."

Though mentioned before in a metaphor, searching quickly for a link in the soup informed both the glossary and index tasks. The connections, rather than the long sequence of the log described the latest mission phase to a "T".

"You know, it could be a second picture, so visual searching needs to be different than what we have been doing."

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Blocking Tactic

"This explains it."

"We now know that one of their players has elected to block reception from this source. It explains why engagement with him has been problematic.

"The only time useful dialog between the parties occurs is when third parties can hear transmissions from both and comment while referencing the blocked message so that the blocking party sees the origninal message indirectly.



"Perhaps, there is another explanation. Anybody?"

"I take it as a complement that Redmond follows our open discussion." she said, matter-of-factly.

Most do not know that choosing to stay with the highly patched legacy email system exposes an otherwise robust group interaction to disguised manipulation. The disruptors get a lot of help from certain software vendors. Often, but not always, they are purveyors of proprietary 'solutions' with baggage.

Exposure of disruption tactic is countered by manipulators when they appeal to a subtle combination of  arrogance and ignorance to which many of us fall victim.

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Actionable Evidence

"It would appear the videos are evidence of criminal mischief ... or worse."

Databases

When corruption is reasonably suspected, what are the factors considered in proceeding with discovery? What is the significance of Open Records Reports and the like?

Few would argue that political retribution is a valid use of law-enforcement information sharing. As in Watergate, the real crime is often in the cover-up. When sensitive management is delegated to private vendors, not-pretty things can happen. Indeed, they have happened.

Security for the team is largely derived by the openness and continuous recording of events. Thanks to technology developments, there are few constraints on how thorough the coverage is.

A sleeping giant has been awakened.

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Response

Forward (as opposed to the other direction).

"Imagine, if you will, that you are all but helpless in a coercive situation and discover that your new "condition" causes you to sleep with lucid dreaming in response."

'When you believe in things you don't understand?' Well, Stevie may not use these words to describe what was first conveyed four decades ago, but this log would: Mind is a superset of ego. The ego alone is not capable of deep understanding. Carefully nurtured, one can compensate for what would otherwise be a vulnerability to meme based predation. It is done by answering the call of the 'soup'.

"She was not only there, she sat down next to me without a clue as to who I was. Her smile matched the voice on the phone the day before. What did we have in common? Reverence for a remarkable man and his family (the dog too). To be invited meant a lot to me. Ok, bragging rights too. Our mission puts a glow in my heart.

"It will be close but I am convinced the effort will not be wasted regardless of the outcome."

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West of Portlandia

"I have heard a lot about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Does it apply here? Corruption of a county government function certainly has precedent. Misuse of power and information collected in databases maintained by private parties is not new. This even though the data is from the public for the public protection benefit.

"Push back can take the form of an independent investigation?

"The common response from the opposition is something on the order of trivialization of the suggestion. Another tactic verbalized, 'I don't know what you are talking about.'"

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Better?

"No, that is my idea!", his ego snapped. 

Truth is, ownership of a good idea, (its source) has little to do with its ultimate success.  Great ideas propagate because they resonate with enough folks that they are implemented. And because they make sense rather than being sourced by a single or small group of egos.

"It is why robust attribution can be so useful. Rather than claiming a good idea, acknowledge that one stands 'on the shoulders of giants' and mention them by name. It is what the giants and compassionate humans do. I am pretty sure."

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They Are On To Us

Politics?

"Think of it as a 'protection from corruption' network. Prototype it in a local venue. 'Keep the lights on' means continuous documentation safely stored in multiple locations with a default mechanism for automatic disclosure, should the need arise."

With political winds shifting from 'law and order' serving the minority to safety for all, certain players of the old regime are relying on a variety of intimidation tactics. The challenge is to remain compassionate but firm, comfortable in the knowledge that it is eminently logical.

"The network effect - that each node is made better when a node is added - is operative here. Using strategic communications methods, it is easy to circumvent attempts to disrupt network growth."

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New?

"If a highly vocal person elects to undervalue creativity and project that on others, why should we care?

"Because to do so is to deny a human one of her/his most valuable assets. We are well aware of the devastating effects to children when their natural inclination to create is systematically undermined. In this regard, society is like a child. Dysfunctional when abused."

In a time of international economic upheaval, it is time to start asking questions of this nature. If the winners wish to maintain a status-quo responsible for so much suffering it may be time to question how the term 'winner' is defined.

© 2012 Buzz

Domestic Militarization

Deadly Weapon

"He had a flashlight that made a very realistic taser sound. Showing off to a young person who looked to be his grandson he set it off in what was otherwise completely normal inside coffeeshop environment with customers present making the comment, 'see how that got everybody's attention?'"

"Who might find this story disturbing? People who have witnessed the use of a taser in a confrontational environment (justified or not). Or persons whose life might be threatened by a sudden adrenaline rush (due to, say, heart disease)."

Make no mistake, the story is absolutely true and documented thoroughly.  While financial sponsors of 'Stand Your Ground' play cat and mouse with revealing media, one wonders just what it means to yell 'fire' in a crowded theatre, version 2012?

© 2012 Buzz Hill

Whose Framework?

Mindful

"Does the WSJ article include the word, 'complex'."

"I don't know. Why do you ask?"

Talking points. Important framework control method. If a participant chooses to expand the scope outside said items, take remedial action (ignore, redirect, query motives, personal attacks etc.) One can be trained to implement the practice without being consciously aware of the trainer's secret agenda.

His training was from a school called 'constructive confrontation' as memory serves. Choosing a framework's talking points achieved de facto leadership of that conversation.

"Seems outside the scope of the original intent.

"For another time but very much related, the subject of passive disruption as it relates to the talking points manipulation."

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