{"id":92003,"date":"2017-12-28T21:49:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T01:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=92003"},"modified":"2017-12-28T21:49:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T01:49:44","slug":"cyberwarfare-the-new-battlefield-of-memes-and-hashtags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=92003","title":{"rendered":"CYBERWARFARE: The New Battlefield of Memes and #Hashtags"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-header-row\">\n<div class=\"entry-header-column\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">How Memes and #Hastags are Changing the Nature of\u00a0Warfare<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.org\/2017\/12\/28\/how-memes-and-hastags-are-changing-the-nature-of-warfare\/\">Patriots for Truth<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_159\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" data-shortcode=\"caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-159 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/hillary-clinton-meme.png?w=353&amp;h=214\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/hillary-clinton-meme.png?w=353&amp;h=214 353w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/hillary-clinton-meme.png?w=150&amp;h=91 150w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/hillary-clinton-meme.png?w=300&amp;h=182 300w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/hillary-clinton-meme.png 500w\" alt=\"HIllary clinton meme\" width=\"353\" height=\"214\" data-attachment-id=\"159\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.org\/2017\/12\/28\/how-memes-and-hastags-are-changing-the-nature-of-warfare\/hillary-clinton-meme\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/hillary-clinton-meme.png?w=353&amp;h=214\" data-orig-size=\"500,303\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HIllary clinton meme\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/hillary-clinton-meme.png?w=353&amp;h=214?w=300\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/hillary-clinton-meme.png?w=353&amp;h=214?w=500\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many say that memes like the one above were used throughout social media in the 2016 presidential election and were quite effective in rapidly disseminating anti-Hillary messages to the minds of the undecided.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Memes offer an opportunity to enter into the hotly contested battlefields inside the minds of our enemies and particularly inside the minds of the undecided.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fbcoverup.com\/docs\/library\/2006-Memetics-A-Growth-Industry-In-US-Military-Operations-by-Major-Michael-B-Prosser-US-Marine-Corp-www-dtic-mil-a507172-2006.pdf\">Meme Warfare<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Thanks to our Conclave members, we have this gem from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fbcoverup.com\/docs\/library\/2006-Memetics-A-Growth-Industry-In-US-Military-Operations-by-Major-Michael-B-Prosser-US-Marine-Corp-www-dtic-mil-a507172-2006.pdf\">U.S. Marine Corp that shows the 2005-06 plan of using memes as a tactical weapon<\/a>\u00a0in propaganda wars.<\/p>\n<p>As the report states,\u00a0<em>\u201cMemes influence ideas, ideas influence and form beliefs. Beliefs generate and influence political positions combined with feelings and emotions, eventually producing actions, which inform and influence behavior. Using this logic progression, any attack upon an ideology must consider an assault on a central or transcendent \u2018idea\u2019 or group of ideas as means of achieving success. Memes as ideas are then \u2018in play\u2019 as tools (or means) to attack ideologies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to U.S. defense documents, memes can be used to win wars and influence the general population. The U.S. military are able to\u00a0weaponize and diffuse memes in order to \u201c<em>defeat an enemy ideology and win over the masses<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prosser\u2019s paper proposes the creation of a \u201cMeme Warfare Center\u201d that will be tasked with advising the President on meme generation, transmission, and a detailed analysis on enemy, friendly and noncombatant populations.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h1>Patriots Use Memes to Fight Against the Establishment<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_162\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" data-shortcode=\"caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-162 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/mccabe-indictment.jpg?w=326&amp;h=183\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/mccabe-indictment.jpg?w=326&amp;h=183 326w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/mccabe-indictment.jpg?w=652&amp;h=366 652w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/mccabe-indictment.jpg?w=150&amp;h=84 150w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/mccabe-indictment.jpg?w=300&amp;h=169 300w\" alt=\"McCabe indictment\" width=\"326\" height=\"183\" data-attachment-id=\"162\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.org\/2017\/12\/28\/how-memes-and-hastags-are-changing-the-nature-of-warfare\/mccabe-indictment\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/mccabe-indictment.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"McCabe indictment\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/mccabe-indictment.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/mccabe-indictment.jpg?w=845\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is an example of meme style that the American Intelligence Media uses with its YouTube audios. We get great traction with the big bold, neon color font.\u00a0\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Armed with the \u2018Impact\u201d font, a great picture, and a social network, patriots around the country used meme warfare against Hillary Clinton and the establishment in the 2016 election. The videos and articles below highlight some of the techniques and tactics that were used then, and which can continue to be used as we expose Deep State corruption and cronyism.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Arm yourself with some humorous, truth-telling, contagious memes so that we can be constantly lodging truth bombs and bullets at the Deep State corruptocrat enemies.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"c-page-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2015\/7\/26\/9036993\/meme-font-impact\">The reason every meme uses that one font<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PzySkYQNDlI?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"845\" height=\"506\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r8Y-P0v2Hh0\">MEME Theory: How Donald Trump used Memes to Become President<\/a>.\u00a0This video producer does quite a bit of Trump bashing, but it is still worth watching to see how memes were used effectively in the presidential election. You might want to start it at 20:00 mark to avoid most of the anti-Trump sentiments.<\/h5>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r8Y-P0v2Hh0?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"845\" height=\"506\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Despite the government research and interest inside the military for applying memes to war, it seemed to be insurgent groups that used them most effectively.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zPsbWU2gKWU\">Meme Warfare the FACTs<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zPsbWU2gKWU?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"845\" height=\"506\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"hed-xxl article__title article__title--video\"><a href=\"http:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/xyvwdk\/meme-warfare\">Is America Prepared for Meme Warfare?<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-163 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/cat-meme.jpg?w=300&amp;h=189\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/cat-meme.jpg?w=300&amp;h=189 300w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/cat-meme.jpg?w=600&amp;h=378 600w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/cat-meme.jpg?w=150&amp;h=94 150w\" alt=\"cat meme\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" data-attachment-id=\"163\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.org\/2017\/12\/28\/how-memes-and-hastags-are-changing-the-nature-of-warfare\/cat-meme\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/cat-meme.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cat meme\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/cat-meme.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/cat-meme.jpg?w=700\" \/>A meme is quite simply a concept, behavior, or idea that spreads, usually via the internet.\u00a0Memes most commonly manifest themselves in\u00a0a visual\u00a0such as a picture or a video, but it can also take the form of a link, hashtag, a simple word or phrase (e.g. an intentional misspelling), or even an entire website.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_164\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" data-shortcode=\"caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-164\" src=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/me-too.jpg?w=359&amp;h=202\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/me-too.jpg?w=359&amp;h=202 359w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/me-too.jpg?w=150&amp;h=84 150w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/me-too.jpg?w=300&amp;h=169 300w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/me-too.jpg 620w\" alt=\"me-too\" width=\"359\" height=\"202\" data-attachment-id=\"164\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.org\/2017\/12\/28\/how-memes-and-hastags-are-changing-the-nature-of-warfare\/me-too\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/me-too.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,349\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"me-too\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/me-too.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/me-too.jpg?w=620\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hashtags can be a type of meme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Even NATO has a Memetics Operations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165\" src=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/memetics.png?w=845\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/memetics.png?w=845 845w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/memetics.png?w=150 150w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/memetics.png?w=300 300w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/memetics.png?w=768 768w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/memetics.png 1024w\" alt=\"Memetics\" data-attachment-id=\"165\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.org\/2017\/12\/28\/how-memes-and-hastags-are-changing-the-nature-of-warfare\/memetics\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/memetics.png?w=845\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Memetics\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/memetics.png?w=845?w=300\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/memetics.png?w=845?w=845\" \/><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h1 class=\" size-l \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2017\/03\/memes-4chan-trump-supporters-trolls-internet-214856\">World War Meme<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you learned about how the U. S. military implements memes to attack ideologies, and you have seen how effective they were in getting folks motivated to get to the presidential polls in 2016, you might start thinking of ways you can use this powerful information weapon to continue to educate and enlighten folks in your social network about the corruption in the swamp.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-166 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/drain-swamp-meme.jpg?w=393&amp;h=297\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/drain-swamp-meme.jpg 311w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/drain-swamp-meme.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/drain-swamp-meme.jpg?w=300&amp;h=227 300w\" alt=\"drain swamp meme\" width=\"393\" height=\"297\" data-attachment-id=\"166\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.org\/2017\/12\/28\/how-memes-and-hastags-are-changing-the-nature-of-warfare\/drain-swamp-meme\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/drain-swamp-meme.jpg?w=393&amp;h=297\" data-orig-size=\"311,235\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"drain swamp meme\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/drain-swamp-meme.jpg?w=393&amp;h=297?w=300\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/patriots4truth.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/12\/drain-swamp-meme.jpg?w=393&amp;h=297?w=311\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92003\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}