Bette’s Weekly Roundup — A Counter-messaging Offensive
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“You might as well question why we breathe. If we stop breathing, we'll die. If we stop fighting our enemies, the world will die.”—Viktor Lazlo, Casablanca
I was watching ‘Casablanca’ last night and thinking about how amazing it is that Viktor Lazlo, the leader of the Resistance against fascism, had financial support. The people who support those in the anti-fascist trenches are priceless.
I’ve been doing this work for seven years, and I am grateful to so many of you who have made it possible. As I was writing American Monster No. 11 yesterday, I was reminded that the monsters we fight have endless supplies of money but they are criminals, working for criminals, and as I wrote in Byline Supplement on Thursday, they appear to be starring in their own hostage videos.
I will never regret doing this work, and being on the right side of history.
When Rick — played by Humphrey Bogart — asked Paul Henreid’s Viktor Lazlo if he sometimes wonders “if it’s all worth it, what (he’s) fighting for”, I agree with Lazlo’s response:
If we stop fighting our enemies, the world will die.
Obeying in advance just isn’t in my German-American blood.
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And then there were 11…
American Monster No. 11 — Alex Jones
There must have been a moment when these men could have said no… ‘no, they’re not gonna work for the Russians, no, they’re not going to destroy innocent lives, no, they’re not going to lie to the American people’, but that didn’t happened. Alex Jones targeted bereaved parents and for that alone, he is a monster.
I am including links to No. 10 and No. 9, icymi:
No. 10 — Erik Prince
No. 9 — Elon Musk
And here are all 11 in the series in one post:
Byline Supplement — How to Fight Back Against Elon Musk and Late-Stage Twitter
I really wish people would think before they post. Today, a bunch of people I follow posted a Russian nuclear propaganda video annihilating San Francisco and New York. I don’t want to see that shit, and now I can’t unsee it. The Kremlin may suck at a lot of things but Russia’s winning the information war, and that is born out of our unwillingness to work together strategically to defeat their evil lies. I try in this report to offer some counter messaging advice.
Founder’s Day with Paul Conroy
I look forward to seeing Founding Members tomorrow for our monthly Founder’s day event — here are the details:
Putin Pal Pinched
Marty is always such a great read. His Follow the Money series on these pages is well worth a search in the archives.
When we meet for our next Happy Hour on Tuesday, let’s swap suggestions for a counter-messaging offensive.
Onward and upward!
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We just have to see that the battle for democracy is broader. It's deeper.—David Pepper
I need people to see they're on the frontline. Wherever you live, if you’re doing this work, you are the frontline.—David Pepper
The message should be a fair deal… fairness everywhere.—Martin Sheil
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