Posts Tagged ‘ military ’

Katy Perry’s ‘Part of Me’: Using Music Videos to Recruit New Soldiers

Mar 26th, 2012 | By

In her music video ‘Part of Me’, Katy Perry ditches her wigs and latex dresses to put on a Marines uniform. While some might find this style change “refreshing”, the video for ‘Part of Me’ has a very specific agenda: To entice young people to enlist in the military. We’ll look at how ‘Part of [...]



This is No Game. This is No TV Show. This is War (video)

Dec 20th, 2011 | By

Here’s an interesting documentary describing how the US military use mass media to influence public opinion. From reality shows to the news without forgetting Hollywood movies, the Pentagon actively participates in the creation of “entertainment”. This is one example of how an agenda can be promoted through mass media. As we have seen in other [...]



‘Super soldiers’: The quest for the ultimate human killing machine

Nov 19th, 2011 | By

  We’ve seen in previous articles that the concept of transhumanism and “enhanced human” is being actively promoted in movies, music videos and video games. Here an article from the Independent describing the “enhancements” that are being planned to be given to soldiers to make them better at killing people including exoskeleton, memory erasing drugs [...]



Top 10 Most Sinister PSYOPS Mission Patches

Jun 20th, 2011 | By

Mission patches are used by military and space organizations to identify, symbolize and describe a mission’s objectives and its crew. This tradition is also observed in the shady world of PSYOPS where each secret mission of the Pentagon gets its patch. These patches offer a rare glimpse into the Pentagon’s secret operations and the symbolism [...]



BigDog and PetMan: The Military’s Creepy Future

Feb 28th, 2011 | By

Unveiled in 2008 by Boston Dynamics, a company employed by the Department of Defense, BigDog is the future of warfare: a soulless, remote-controlled robot that knows no fear, pain or remorse. Most importantly, it’s creepy as hell. The same company is also developing a military robot with human characteristics. Imagine those things strapped with a [...]