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“Psychological warfare is the planned tactical use of propaganda, threats, and other non-combat techniques...to mislead, intimidate, demoralize, or otherwise influence the thinking or behavior of an enemy.” 1/ https://www.thoughtco.com/psychological-warfare-definition-4151867

An Introduction to Psychological Warfare, From Genghis Khan to ISIS

Psychological warfare is the planned tactical use of non-combat techniques to otherwise influence the thinking or behavior of an enemy.

https://www.thoughtco.com/psychological-warfare-definition-4151867

“To achieve their objectives, the planners of psychological warfare campaigns first attempt to gain total knowledge of the beliefs, likes, dislikes, strengths, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities of the target population.” 2/

Steve Bannon’s use of data analytics to promote a culture war and suppress black voters strikes me as text book psychological warfare. http://greaterdiversity.com/bannon-promoted-culture-war-suppress-black-voters-cambridge-analytica-whistleblower/ 3/

Bannon Promoted 'Culture War' to Suppress Black Voters: Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower - Greater...

Bannon, a former Cambridge Analytica vice president, “saw cultural warfare as a means to create enduring change in American politics,” testified Christopher Wylie ... Information about millions of...

http://greaterdiversity.com/bannon-promoted-culture-war-suppress-black-voters-cambridge-analytica-whistleblower/

4/ “SCL [Cambridge Analytica’s parent] is.working a deal w/ the Pentagon to teach them ‘how to conduct effective psychological operations,’ says the Post ...SCL’s effort is being driven by ... now-departed national security adviser Michael Flynn...” https://narativ.org/2017/09/05/psychological-warfare-cambridge-analytica/

Psychological Warfare | Narativ

The secret story of how American minds were manipulated during the 2016 election campaign and how Donald Trump’s backers are making money off it.

https://narativ.org/2017/09/05/psychological-warfare-cambridge-analytica/

5/ Cambridge Analytica’s approach was strikingly similar to Putin’s. https://listverse.com/2017/11/09/10-ways-russia-is-using-social-media-to-tear-americans-apart/

10 Ways Russia Is Using Social Media To Tear Americans Apart - Listverse

There might be a reason why politics has been so crazy lately. Over the past two years, we’ve seen conservatives and liberals stretch their beliefs into

https://listverse.com/2017/11/09/10-ways-russia-is-using-social-media-to-tear-americans-apart/

6/ “One fake [Russian] account called ‘Being Patriotic’ told its 200K followers that Black Lives Matter activists who disrespected the flag shld ‘be immediately shot.’ At the same time, the Russians used another fake account called ‘Blacktivist’ 2 call 4 violence against police.”

7/ Both Cambridge Analytica and Russia sought to have the enemy (American citizens) divide and implode.

8/ https://twitter.com/grantstern/status/1130629141034864642?s=21 https://twitter.com/grantstern/status/1130629141034864642