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Alex Fox's avatar

Shortly after 10/7, I joined an international group of media and communications professionals focused on developing a coordinated public relations response to the rising wave of antisemitism. Unfortunately, after months of work and discussion, the group could not agree on a message, an approach, or virtually anything else. While our enemies play chess, we argue about how to set up the pieces.

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Mark L's avatar

Sort of like Putin and the west.

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Alex Fox's avatar

Yes, and also China and the West. Russians called it active measures. China calls it cognitive domain operations. The US may be dominant on the physical battlefield, but our adversaries have spent decades honing their skills at ideological subversion and propaganda.

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debbie wiener's avatar

Very true - they have consistent messaging . Every PR statement / media appearance contains “ genocide” “ ethnic cleansing” ” famine/starvation”. We have a lot to learn.

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