August 25, 2021
Modus Trollerandi Part 5: Provocations
In a series of articles, we will demonstrate a few of the cheap tricks of the Rhetoric of Disinformation. Part 5: Provocations.
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August 26, 2021
Ukraine, Crimean Platform and the Witches' Sabbath
Many disinformation cases collected this week targeted Ukraine and the Crimean Platform, but the US got it's fair share as well.
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August 24, 2021
Forum vs Tribune = Habermas vs Schmitt
The differences between media in autocracies and democracies can be explained well by the works of Schmitt and Habermas.
August 24, 2021
Forum vs Tribune = Habermas vs Schmitt
Media Grounded in Political Philosophy Our closest readers know that we have theorised about the way pro-Kremlin media and media in democratic societies operate. They are grouped along two distinct concepts: Media as a Forum or media as a Tribune. This is, of course, a theoretical model to map…
August 20, 2021
Foucault, Did He Blaze a Trail for the Post-Truth Era?
Many have blamed postmodernists like Foucault for the post-truth age. This might be too brash; he did not break with modernity but continued its thinking.
August 19, 2021
Crises in Afghanistan and at the Lithuanian-Belarusian Border – Disinformation Targets This Week
The pro-Kremlin media draws parallels between Afghanistan and Ukraine. In the meantime extensive disinformation campaign supports Alyaksandr Lukashenka's attempts to weaponize migration.
August 18, 2021
Modus Trollerandi Part 4: Mockery
In a series of articles, we will demonstrate a few of the cheap tricks of the Rhetoric of Disinformation. Part 4: Mockery.
August 17, 2021
Protests in Cuba the Kremlin-way: Neither Massive Nor Political, But a Colour Revolution
For pro-Kremlin media, the peaceful demonstrations (and their crackdown) was just a Western-induced colour revolution.
August 16, 2021
Heidegger and the Age of the World View
Heidegger warns too much trust in science and technology can lead to extreme subjectivism.
August 13, 2021
Karl Popper and the Unfalsiability of Bullshit
Karl Popper, the brilliant philosopher of science, found philosophical instruments to fight the concept of eternity, but he seems unarmed against bullshit.
