Nuts and Bolts 2

Originally published 2/6/08 at Dreaming 5GW.

addendum to Nuts and Bolts

 Memetic Warfare

Another manipulative tactic or strategy of Fifth Generation Warfare, and something that I see as a core element of 5GW theory, is the controlled introduction of specifically tailored memes into systems in order to achieve a specific effect or consilience of affects. This viral spread of thoughts and ideas can be very powerful in influencing behavior and if successfully attached to powerful memeplexes (or groups of memes) can piggyback on their successes and possibly even hijack and redirect them.