Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Ideology and Propaganda

 
 
EverdaySpy is a YouTube channel I subscribe to. I found it while researching spy stuff for my next novel. A story that features Anderson, a former Air Force orbital reconnaissance analyst turned CIA analyst. Not a field agent, but a backroom guy.
 
Who I imagine is the military equivalent of a REMF...
 
Anyway, I've been watching this channel, and this episode, a talk on the American Civil War. This particular episode articulated a lot of ideas I've thought about whilst writing my Gate Walker series.
 
I know that just having a second American Civil War as part of the backstory has ruffled some of my friends, and has caused conflicts.
 
The conflict comes from motivated reasoning over why I would set my story in a world where the United States has reformed into a Confederation; Confederated States that have formed the North American Confederation.

I would acknowledge that as a British national, I'm insensitive to the emotional conflict that drives the ongoing ideological narrative.
 
Sorry. Not sorry, because I'm interested in examining ideological narratives. It's the way I roll.
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