Propaganda and fear tactics... unethical?

[schlinky]

Should the UK government be using psychologists to employ fear tactics to traumatise citizens into complying?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politic...al-downing-street-nudge-unit-accused-scaring/

 

[Crispycritters]

Should the UK government be using psychologists to employ fear tactics to traumatise citizens into complying?

https://www.rt.com/news/547727-secret-govt-unit-unethical-fear-ads/

Yes.

 

[schlinky]

Yes.

Well we got that sorted in record time!

Time for a beer?

 

[Donald Trump's fister]

RT .... Is that Russia today by chance ?

 

[schlinky]

RT .... Is that Russia today by chance ?

I was gonna chastise you saying 'is that because you see Russia a lot? You know Russia's in the news a lot at the moment, right?'

But shit, you're right, it's Russian owned.

There are many other sources for this news btw, I heard about it a while ago and just posted the first link I found today.

 

["Misfit"]

RT .... Is that Russia today by chance ?

Here's a Telegraph link https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politic...al-downing-street-nudge-unit-accused-scaring/

 

[Fazz711]

They have some people so wound up by it it's scary

 

[zouzounaki]

Here's a Telegraph link https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politic...al-downing-street-nudge-unit-accused-scaring/

an even worse source than rt. thanks.

 

[Donald Trump's fister]

 

[leftism]

From "Project Fear" - most of which is turning out to be true! - in 2016, to bussing activists from Northern England up to scare old people by telling them lies in 2014, the Government certainly has a track record!