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A list of words and phrases that appear on WikiSpooks together with the often less orthodox meanings they are usually intended to convey:
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'''Our glossary''' explains some key terms which may assist new readers. Some are Wikispooks coinages, some in common usage have substantially different meanings when used on Wikispooks in anything other than quoted form. Some, such as the [[deep state]], are coinages which Wikispooks has helped to publicise. The descriptions below explain the meanings of a set of important words as used on Wikispooks in their unquoted form - i.e. as distinct from their use in 3<sup>rd</sup> party produced [[document]]s. For more words and phrases, see [[Peter Dale Scott]]'s [[Document:Glossary of Open Politics|Glossary of Open Politics]].
 
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|valign=top|Authority, Authoritative ||In addition to standard dictionary definitions, both words are often used pejoratively to imply distrust. In particular, political argument based on implied or alleged "authority" - usually connected with rank - that we are thus expected to take on trust because, after all, what interests could "Authority" possibly be serving other than the best interests of the Sheeple? (for example a General making statements about a political aspect of a war - or anything else for that matter - is expected to be accorded special authority, whereas the special interests and the agenda he is serving are usually transparent to anyone not dazzled by the medals)
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|valign=top|Consensus trance || Analogous to "Ruling Group Mind" (See below). The term was coined by Richard Heinberg in his writings about 9/11 and Peak oil. It refers to the psychology that requires either tacit acceptance of "The official Narrative" or the sub-conscious blocking out of unpleasant and unpalatable truths about the world, ones country, society etc., in order to get through the day and concentrate on ones job and the necessary routines of life.
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|valign=top|Conspiracy theory || A term that has become close to useless for serious analytical purposes, since it is invariably used by promoters/defenders of '''official narratives''' as a pejorative to render those targeted with it as unworthy of further hearing. See the [[:Category:Conspiracy Theory|'Conspiracy Theory' category]] for relevant documents and articles
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See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Establishment this Wikipedia article] which is a reasonable exposition of its meaning where used on WikiSpooks.
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|valign=top|False Flag || 'False flag' operations are covert operations  designed to deceive the public such that they appear to have been carried out by other entities. The name is derived from the military concept of flying false colors; that is, flying the flag of a country other than one's own. False flag operations are not limited to war and counter-insurgency operations, and, as a matter of record, can be and often are used in peace-time. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_flag This Wikipedia article] expands on the origins of the term.
 
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|valign=top|LIHOP || ''"Let it happen on purpose"'' - an acronym used to explain the nature of possible official complicity in a terrorist attack
 
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|valign=top|MIHOP || ''"Made it happen on purpose"'' - an acronym used to explain the nature of possible official complicity in a terrorist attack
 
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|valign=top|The Official Narrative ||Usage of the term on WikiSpooks is confined to the so-called 'Western Democracies'. It is the ''how-what-when-where-why'' of an event, issue or history, that is generally accepted and promoted by political establishments and their alliances. The detail of such narratives may vary considerably between the ruling and opposition wings of establishments, thus defining the respective positions and rivalries of established political parties, their programmes and manifestos - IOW the boundaries of acceptable opinion and debate. Opinions held '''outside''' those clearly defined (though unwritten and unspoken) boundaries, '''CANNOT''' be expressed without serious risk of ostracism by 'The Establishment' - even where there is ample evidence to support them.
 
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|valign=top|Permanent Government||Used on '''WikiSpooks''' in the sense described in detail in Ola Tunander's paper  [[Document:Democratic State v Deep State|Democratic State v Deep State]]. The term refers to those elements of the State which effectively moderate and circumscribe the actions of elected representatives. It includes senior echelons of the civil service and certain 'agencies of government' but '''especially''' the Secret Intelligence Services 
 
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|valign=top|Ruling Group mind || A term coined by [[John McMurtry]] in his paper [https://wikispooks.com/wiki/File:UNDERSTANDING_911_and_911_wars.doc "Understanding 9-11 and the 9-11 wars"]. It refers to the psychology of the mass of a population when dealing with "The Official Narrative" - however absurd that narrative may be when subject to analysis that is unencumbered by the trappings of patriotism or other national, political, career, status-connected loyalties, pretensions and conceits.
 
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|valign=top|Sheeple ||A replacement for "'''people'''" - in the sense of an obedient, docile population with either a blind or fearful trust in authority, with darker overtones of 'lambs to the slaughter' as regards what their fate might be.
 
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 14 October 2018

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Our glossary explains some key terms which may assist new readers. Some are Wikispooks coinages, some in common usage have substantially different meanings when used on Wikispooks in anything other than quoted form. Some, such as the deep state, are coinages which Wikispooks has helped to publicise. The descriptions below explain the meanings of a set of important words as used on Wikispooks in their unquoted form - i.e. as distinct from their use in 3rd party produced documents. For more words and phrases, see Peter Dale Scott's Glossary of Open Politics.

                  Term                   Explanation
"Antisemitism"BW anti-semite.jpgAn inaccurate etymological misnomer. In current widespread use to demonise people deemed to be threatenting to cherished Judaic official narratives and to close down rational debate.
"Conspiracy theory"Always-you-with-that-conspiracy-stuff.jpgDeclassified CIA memo# 1035-960 ("Countering Criticism of the Warren Report") reveals that this phrase was deliberately given associations of craziness, as though conspiracies do not happen. It is routinely used by the corporate media in their efforts to discredit suggestions that contradict official narratives. As with other enemy images such as "terrorism", it is only used on this site inside quotation marks.
"Extremism"Extremism.jpg"Extremism" is an enemy image used to designate ideas which the speaker perceives as threatening or otherwise unwelcome, for example if the commercially-controlled media are describing any economic value sets other that neoliberalism. The phrase has a tenuous meaning in law, but is being used as a replacement for the more old-fashioned word "terrorism".
"Fake News"Fake News.jpg"Fake news" is a modern word for "propaganda", a term which was itself more or less replaced by "public relations". It was launched by the commercially-controlled media in late 2016, in an effort to try to tackle the decreasing confidence in the US public in corporate media. Originally, the phrase was "fake news website", an attempt to tarnish websites with an air of unreliability. As of 2018, the campaign seems have have backfired, with fewer people than ever trusting corporate media, and more US citizens than ever aware that the deep state manipulates the news headlines to suit its deeper purposes.
"Holocaust Denier"Holocaust denier.jpgA "Holocaust Denier" is a demonising label applied by The establishment to anyone who publicly questions any of the three fundamental tenets of 'The Holocaust'
"Lone nut"Lee Harvey Oswald mugshot.jpg"Lone nuts" feature repeatedly in official narratives of assassinations. The rapid placing of blame provides closure to what might otherwise result in inconvenient and potentially damaging investigation of deeper forces at work, while providing a chance to stir up strife by inciting factionalism. The 'nut' aspect means that a rational explanation is not required, while the 'lone' aspect conveniently explains the lack of any supporting documentary evidence.
"National security"National security.jpgLike the idea of 'Patriotism', the notion of 'National Security' is designed to bind all members of a society together. It evokes a psychological frame for the abdication of personal responsibility to the nation state. In the 21st century, the concept is repeated like a mantra in en effort to justify ever more opacity in the workings of government.
"Terrorism"UA Flight 175 hits WTC south tower 9-11 edit.jpgThe concept of "terrorism" lacks a clear definition, various states have codified the impossibility of "state terrorism" - i.e. excluding a priori the possibility that the term can be applied symmetrically. i.e. someone who uses identical methods to attack a government-designated "terrorist" is not another terrorist, but a "counter-terrorist". These fundamental points are almost never mentioned a commercially-controlled media more interested in exploiting this enemy image to promote anger and fear.
"The Holocaust"In its capitalised form "The Holocaust" refers in the Western world to the treatment of the Jewish populations of Germany and German occupied territories during WW2 (1939-45). Its use in this format stems from about the mid-1960's.
Anglo-US-NATOInternational community.jpgAn acronym that encapsulates the politico/cultural/ethnic make up of the elites behind the drive to a uni-polar, globalised world politics under the hegemonic control of these elites. Its anodyne, 'for public consumption' analogues are: 'International Community' and 'Community of Democracies'.
Cognitive infiltrationCognitiveInfiltration.jpgA neologism coined by Cass Sunstein illustrating how to undermine theories and groups that the Establishment considers wrong or otherwise harmful
Consensus tranceConsensus trance.jpgProbably coined by Charles Tart, this phrase indicates a collective agreement not to let objective reality (such as the finite nature of fossil fuels or mendacious behaviour of particular individuals) to impinge on a shared belief system, generally more or less in agreement with the official narrative.
Deep politicsDeep politics.pngA phrase coined by researcher and academic Peter Dale Scott to describe the hidden realities which underlie the small proportion of political matters which ever become public knowledge. The affairs of the deep state, some understanding of which is essential to begin to grasp the significance of deep events.
Deep stateDeep state.jpgA deep state is a network of individuals and groups which are in de facto charge of a national government, and which use the democratically elected government as a front, providing plausible deniability and allowing covert control. On matters of deep political importance, the public machinery of government is routinely subverted on the say so of deep politicians.
Deep state milieuDeep state milieu.jpgDeep state milieux are informal, clandestine gatherings to meet and arrange business. These organs of the deep state are created and governed by deep politicians. Like criminal syndicates, some are ephemeral, some perennial. They have varying procedures and protocols, but are generally characterised by the secrecy required by agents of the deep state.
Enemy imageEnemy Image.pngThe term "Enemy image", promoted by Marshal Rosenberg, refers to a view of a person or people which is influenced by animosity, and as such hampers reconciliation and real communication. The successful manipulation of large groups of people (e.g. the general public) has often been achieved through the nurturing of their prejudices and fear through such images.
False flagFalse-flag-pic.jpgFalse flag attacks are actions carried out in ways calculated to deceive the victim as to the nature of the perpetrator. Historically, these often involved flying literal flags, e.g. from a ship, or wearing uniforms. The procedure has been used as a standard way to try to justify starting a war. Most recently, perhaps the most common false flag in Western nations have been bombs attacks blamed on Muslims designed to fuel fear and promote the "war on terror".
Limited hangoutEdward-snowden nope.jpgA limited hangout is a propaganda technique of displaying a subset of the available information. It misdirects an incautious audience, because information needs a context for correct interpretation. Subtly omitting information changes the interpretation of the surrounding information. Th commercially-controlled media is a form of limited hangout, although since they also modify information, Modified limited hangout may be a more appropriate term.
Official narrative911report cover HIGHRES.pngThe "Official Narrative" is the cover story of "the powers that be". On Wikispooks this mean the story intended for citizens of the so-called 'Western Democracies'. This could be the truth, but the term is usually used for cases in which it is a veil over something more sinister.
Official opposition narrativeThe Official Opposition Narrative is an alternative story spun by The Powers That Be, to deceive people who dissent from the official narrative.
Operation MockingbirdOperationmockingbird.jpgOperation Mockingbird is a CIA project started in the early 1950s to control the corporate media, and has been so successful that this site refers to them as the "corporate/controlled media", to contrast with independent publishers on the internet. The implications for Wikipedia's policy of deeming big media a "reliable" and "notable" are obviously dire.|
Premature deathPremature death.jpgThe label "premature death" is used to refer to deaths which are not provably murder or assassination, and includes several cases where the official verdict is "suicide".
SpookSpy-512.pngUsed on Wikispooks as a colloquial term for spy but with wider connotations encompassing people whose primary occupation may be in any area of industry, commerce, politics, the media etc., but who also acts as an agent/informant of the secret intelligence agencies or the security services generally.
Strategy of tensionBologna-2.jpgThe strategy of tension is an umbrella term used for longer term campaigns of operations by governments aimed at destabilising or unsettling target populations or states, for example a series of false flag attacks.
The EstablishmentO-OWEN-facebook.jpgThe Establishment is used in a rather general way on Wikispooks to refer to the (often deliberately unclear) set of relationships, figures and organisations which make up the socio political status quo. The Establishment's official (for public consumption) opinion is, by definition, the "official narrative"
Zionist Occupied GovernmentA government which is heavily influenced by the Zionist world view. It can also denote Jewish membership of a government which is grossly out of proportion to the Jewish population of the country as a whole.

 

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