A recent tweet by Elon Musk retweets a short 15 second video video that identifies "the four stages of mainstream news"
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1794605275850371199)
ONE. Gaslighting
TWO. Dismissing
THREE. Coping
FOUR. Attacking
What the video points to is a pattern that Burning Bright of Badlands Media (https://rumble.com/c/BadlandsMedia) coined as the shifting of "Overton's Goalpost"
(Link at bottom)
TLDR:
The framework that Burning Bright offers is a cipher for interpreting and digesting how the Cabal propaganda industry is being forced to constantly 'shift the goalposts' in how they deal with information they do not want the public to become aware of.
By identifying how the propaganda machine constantly shifts the goalposts regarding various topics, one obtains a clear view of how the narrative war is developing and just how much the Great Awakening is advancing.
In other words, by recognizing how the enemy is constantly being forced to shift the goalposts and thereby actually move Overton's Window, we can see that they are losing the psywar and yielding ground in terms of narrative control.
The Overton Window is originally a framework that describes how ideas that society accepts as safe to consider, to think and talk about, influence political decisions. Ideas that are too radical or 'unsafe' are "outside the Overton Window" and in politics, that means that these ideas do not have enough support for a politician to successfully espouse them.
Ideas inside the Overton Window are topics and ideas that the majority of society sees as acceptable.
Winning the narrative war involves gradually opening up the Overton Window on key, critical topics. Shifting the Window is one of the core functions of the Great Awakening movement.
In the past, for example, talking about voter fraud and rigged elections was a completely fringe topic, and anyone going on too much about it would be seen as radical. Now, however, the mainstream of society, possibly even the majority, consider voter fraud and rigged elections as a real issue and something that people should be aware of. The Overton Window has shifted.
Article: A Brief Explanation of The Overton Window
In his article, Burning Bright identifies how the mainstream media and propaganda merchants constantly shifting the goalposts around their narratives indicate that the Window is constantly being shifted, and points out that this shows just how much truth is winning and how bad things are going for the Cabalites and Deep Staters, narratively speaking.
As I said, Overton’s Goalpost isn’t an attempt to make sense out of illogical frameworks of the enemy, but rather to codify the observation of such illogical frameworks as a sure sign of [their] retreat and our progress on the informational battlefield.
Burning Bright identifies five stages in the shift of "Overton's Goalposts":
DENY
DIMINISH
QUALIFY
DISTRACT
ADMIT
He then goes on to illustrate the concept using Biden Crime Family Corruption:
DENY
Hunter Biden was not involved in illegal, corrupt foreign business dealings and transactions at any point in time, never mind while his father was Vice President of the United States. He is a reformed drug addict looking to turn his life around, and such accusations from ‘the Right’ are unfounded and unfair.
DIMINISH
Whether or not Hunter Biden was involved in illegal business dealings, they were likely a mix of red tape and process violations, and are not indicative of a criminal mindset, intent or behavior pattern. This is much ado about nothing.
QUALIFY
While it appears that Hunter Biden WAS involved in illegal, corrupt foreign business deals and transactions, and did so WHILE his father was Vice President of the United States, these transactions have been blown out of proportion by the enemies of the government of the United States.
DISTRACT
TRUMP was ALSO involved in corruption with foreign entities (this is a lie,) and should be the REAL focus of this public inquiry. This is an attempt to remove a sitting president from office, and is not an earnest attempt to expose truth to the American public. Oh look, COVID-23 is right around the corner!
ADMIT
Hunter Biden is a career criminal, was laundering money through foreign business ventures using his father’s status in the U.S. government and executive branch, and will likely face legal punishment for his actions … BUT (return to the Deny Phase,) Joe Biden was unaware of this behavior and was not involved in it.
Burning Bright's article is well worth a read. It describes a very useful cypher (framework for interpretation) for viewing the narrative war. It has the added benefit of showing just how much winning we are actually experiencing, by helping one look beyond the surface narratives and recognizing our strategic wins.
Fear. Panic. Loss of narrative Control. You are the news now. ~ Q
Highly Recommended
https://burningbright.substack.com/p/overtons-goalpost
H/T to u/ILoveIvermectin/ for posting Elon's original tweet: https://greatawakening.win/p/17tKeFOcvZ/4-stages-of-fake-news-/c/
I like these kind of high altitude posts.
It's good to have a top level understanding about MSM strategies in this information war.
Me too. I really like these and they are so important, I'm speaking only for myself here, because there is so much going on it's a great reminder to refocus on what is really going on.
When there are so many distractions it's great to have my focus shifted for the chance normie encounter....
This is a very good lens through which to view the progress of the Awakening. Use this process with covid or election fraud, the border or the creeping tyranny, and the same results can be seen as Hunters criminality.
Once again you keep us on track and give voice to my innate sense of the view from 40k feet. This makes the signal pop and the noise fade. TY.
You know what else would be great to figure out is how to audit hotels and apartments and other sheltering companies to see who was living in them who shouldn’t even be here.
Where I’m at, these people are absolutely using subsidies to both to house the invasion.
It’d also be nice to see where H1B’s have been allowed to purchase property here, and/or transition to citizenship, the former of which should never be allowed.
(Noting as much for self for later research)
Great post. Timely for me! I am currently debating with a lib about media/fake news, Thanks
Thanks for providing this post. We have to keep an eye on the big picture and not get lost in the weeds.
This is a great post to spread around. People have to know that the media is knowingly and deliberately running warfare tactics to shape our perceptions of reality to fit the desires of the people who fund and run them, which are not in our best interests, nor in the best interests of the people we are engaging with who believe us to be “the other side” or who believe themselves on our side, but without understanding of what’s going on.
👏👏👏 Another great post!
Love the concept of DDQDA because it is very easy to teach using a non-political topic so people get used the concept first without the emotional baggage clouding everything.
I think about a story a friend of mine who works in life insurance told me. Labs came back positive for nicotine when the client had said she had never used tobacco.
Friend: "Ma'am, have you ever smoked? Client: "Absolutely not." (DENY) Friend repeats question Client: "No, but I don't think it is a big deal." (DIMINISH) Oh, I tried in high school like everyone else, but that was kid stuff. (QUANTIFY). Friend repeats question. Client: What are you accusing me of? You just are trying to screw me! (DISTRACT) Friend: "Ma'am I am going to ask you one more time- have you ever smoked?" Client: "Well if you call a couple of cigarettes a day smoking!" (ADMIT)
Always loved the story, but my point is if you take the concept of Overton's Goalpost and break it down into something relatively benign yet relatable, you start to be able to see it on other places.
Great comment!
In a nutshell they lie habitually.
Excellent summary. ThankQ
High altitude posts are indeed awesome. Love the overview they provide without mucking in the mire of details. We get enough of the mire daily, so it's good to elevate every now and then to understand the objective target(s)
It was disappointing to see the voter fraud issue dismissed and ignored again and again but maybe it was less about winning court cases and more about shifting the window to public acceptance.
Yes, insightful comment.
I think and important part of equipping ourselves in the information war involves modifying our expectations and hopes, to keep our emotions in check, while recognizing that there is a process involved here.
Curiously, the boys over at defected (including Patel Patriot) seem to be thinking that the DS will attempt to steal the election again, but that it will necessarily fail miserably, because no one will believe that Joe Biden got elected.
In 2020, the voter fraud and election rigging was obvious and clear, but people did not care enough. It didn't affect them. After 4 years of Joe Biden, it's different. People are directly affected by the inflation, the economics, the border stuff, etc.
DJT needs the public mandate in order to execute the justice and correction phase, and it's been building like a massive wave over the past several years.
And the real trick becomes identifying which politicians are just going along with what they believe is "mainstream" versus those who truly believe what they are espousing. It would seem impossible to believe a politician who previously identified as Republican and then switches to Democrat ever truly believed in Republican policies/practices. However, it is possible and reasonable to expect a person who identified as Democrat when they were young, to finally switch to Republican/Conservative later in life (although if it happens after the age of 40, it would seem they are doing it more for the perceived popularity of being Republican than truly recognizing that the Democratic party, in it's current form, WILL destroy the country).