Saturday, March 14, 2026

Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind; Annalee Newitz; 2024

An important book for our times, and I would recommend. My primary quibble is that the preface ends with the statement, 

"This book is a story about how one nation, the United States, turned people's minds into blood-soaked battleground -- and how we, the people, can put down our weapons and build something better." 

I think the book delivers in spades on the first part, chronicling a history of psychological warfare from before the start of our nation.  With respect to the second part, while there is some discussion of how we can defend ourselves and our communities from psyops, I don't think it presents practical guidance to solving the problem of achieving *mutual* disarmament.


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