tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576018960973115197.post6888019250644561503..comments2024-01-15T02:20:27.230-08:00Comments on The MLM Syndrome: MLM and 12 Classic Propaganda Techniques Pt. 3John Doehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05186871105223753934noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576018960973115197.post-84568500107567434192017-10-04T00:30:18.689-07:002017-10-04T00:30:18.689-07:00The current situation in the USA is both tragic an...The current situation in the USA is both tragic and comic. You've got government of 'MLM' racketeers, by 'MLM' racketeers and for 'MLM' racketeers. Yet the USA still advertises itself as being the world's leading proponent of democracy and the rule of law.<br /><br />In reality, the USA has long since become the world's leading pedlar/exporter of dangerous cultic bullshit. Agencies of the USA government have not just been turning a blind eye to the vast criminogenic phenomenon of 'MLM' cultic racketeering, they have been protecting and promoting it.<br /><br />This morning I took a look at the Stats. on my Blog and discovered a huge spike in page visits from one of the poorest nations on Earth, Bangladesh. I would presume these visitors are either journalists or regulators, but they might also be Muslim scholars/clerics.<br /><br />Bangladesh (formerly, East Pakistan) is a Muslim State.<br /><br />The page which is being most-visited from Bangladesh explains the 'MLM' racket labelled, 'Forever Living Products.' It also sets out the origins of the 'MLM' phenomenon.<br /><br />The Instigator, and current bosses, of the 'FLP' racket are adherents of the ludicrous 19th century fairy story, originally penned in 17th century English, entitled 'The Book of Mormon.'<br /><br />The bosses of 'FLP' have been obliged to hand over a significant % of their annual gross revenues deriving from their cultic racket to the 'Mormon Church' via the system known as 'tything.'David Brearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122471861776758998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576018960973115197.post-30647220400607211822017-10-03T06:43:23.705-07:002017-10-03T06:43:23.705-07:00No one denies that the FTC is pretty much corrupt ...No one denies that the FTC is pretty much corrupt and bought off. It's been that way for a very long time. The fact that they had to do SOMETHING against Herbalife means that the abuses perpetrated by that company must have been egregious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576018960973115197.post-89620593035171580432017-10-03T01:21:13.069-07:002017-10-03T01:21:13.069-07:00Unfortunately, the much-vaunted settlement between...Unfortunately, the much-vaunted settlement between the US government (in the form of the FTC) and the 'Herbalife' racketeers, was largely negotiated by former senior FTC officials (including former Federal Trade Commisioners) who now work for 'Herbalife.' <br /><br />Perhaps it's just an unfortunate coincidence that these demonstrablly-amoral dunces with law diplomas, completely failed to identify the criminogenic 'MLM' phenomenon, let alone halt it, whilst they were supposedly working for the people of the USA, and that they are now receiving large piles of stolen cash from it? <br /><br />David Brearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122471861776758998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576018960973115197.post-86154209518193752582017-10-02T07:33:09.291-07:002017-10-02T07:33:09.291-07:00Herbalife did get badly fucked over by the FTC, bu...Herbalife did get badly fucked over by the FTC, but there are still silly people who want to join up. Go figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576018960973115197.post-19969989241633399372017-09-29T07:35:06.290-07:002017-09-29T07:35:06.290-07:00Isnt Herbalife in trouble currently for stating th...Isnt Herbalife in trouble currently for stating that failure was due to lack of effort, which the FTC shot full of holes, just before fining them $200M and subjecting them to a 7 yr injunction? tolobelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531392512523449402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576018960973115197.post-19879914662634993932017-09-28T06:27:54.343-07:002017-09-28T06:27:54.343-07:00Kwaaikat --
Your first paragraph perfectly descri...Kwaaikat --<br /><br />Your first paragraph perfectly described the Nazi effect. Obviously Hitler was extremely effective at spreading a propaganda message, but it became exponentially more powerful when people joined and spread the message on his behalf. <br /><br />I don't think you can say there isn't a "legal burden". Herbalife just paid over $200 million dollars because of their outrageous claims that distributors can make tons of money. They also had to completely restructure their compensation plan and got a permanent mark on the company that will be in the annals of Google forever.<br /><br />The way in which people get deceived by those they trust and consider reputable is a frustrating epidemic. I'm not really sure what to do about that, especially since there isn't a way in which you can tell people will be susceptible to scams. If you grew up with someone and they joined a MLM, it would be very difficult to tell them they are doing something wrong, and if you didn't know it was a scam, then you would be extremely vulnerable to it. The only way to combat this is to teach people, early in life, to research, research, and when they think they are done RESEARCH! Otherwise, history will be doomed to repeat itself.John Doehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186871105223753934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576018960973115197.post-23278788755605763662017-09-27T05:10:21.641-07:002017-09-27T05:10:21.641-07:00Thanks for the propaganda series. These techniques...Thanks for the propaganda series. These techniques are very real.<br /><br />The great tragedy is that the front line of propaganda spreading individuals who are using these techniques, are not inherently unscrupulous sharks who get rich at the expense of others, but individuals who are under the spell of the propaganda and losing money themselves. The interests of the MLM supplier and high level king pins are pushed by foot soldiers who themselves are not only excluded from profiting, but who often pay for the privilege to spread the message.<br /><br />This creates comfortable arms length distance, and a free ticket to the MLM supplier to benefit from outrageous arguments, false claims and cult like control without carrying any legal burden. It has the added benefit that people get the message from individuals whom they trust, who seem to believe what they are saying, and who don’t have a past record of dishonesty. As a result it often bypasses the built in intuitive sanity checks which we use to recognise junk.<br />kwaaikathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062244111197155720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576018960973115197.post-47285546903947936382017-09-23T20:08:39.605-07:002017-09-23T20:08:39.605-07:00Ally,
Absolutely! Feel free to e-mail it to me, a...Ally,<br /><br />Absolutely! Feel free to e-mail it to me, and I will post it for you!John Doehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186871105223753934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576018960973115197.post-46299994074822871422017-09-23T15:12:29.123-07:002017-09-23T15:12:29.123-07:00JD,
Do you allow for guest posts here? I'm th...JD,<br /><br />Do you allow for guest posts here? I'm thinking about writing a mini-essay about cults and how to avoid them, and why it's so easy to get involved in them.Ally L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576018960973115197.post-79242818478522149152017-09-22T12:16:54.725-07:002017-09-22T12:16:54.725-07:00Joe,
That is the name of the game. As Anna says, ...Joe,<br /><br />That is the name of the game. As Anna says, "Deny, Distract, Defend, Disappear", is the go to method for MLMers that appear on these blogs. <br /><br />They utilize these propaganda techniques like quotes from the bible, and a lot of them don't even realize they are spreading terrible disinformation.John Doehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186871105223753934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576018960973115197.post-55396199070461602662017-09-22T12:06:15.445-07:002017-09-22T12:06:15.445-07:00False equivalence? How about "your job is a...False equivalence? How about "your job is a pyramid"?<br /><br />Or if not Amway, how else will you get rich?<br /><br />Scapegoating: "You didn't work hard enough" or you didn't follow advice correctly.Joecoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09121920263105613498noreply@blogger.com