Accusing an enemy of promoting and committing vile deeds that the manipulators themselves are guilty of commiting. As an example, communists often accuse those in the West of being "imperialists" when communists themselves have formulated plans for world conquest and actively pursue those ends. This form of manipulation also results in avoidance of good points in discussions and debates. Have you ever stated something or asked a question and had the person you were talking with blow off the point or question as if it were never asked by mentioning a fault you have or a fault of those you sympathize with? This is simple deflection, and when used by larger organizations and governments, it is a form a censorship.
12) By being thrown into battles with those that aren't really your enemies. The ancient Roman tactic of "Divide and Conquer".
"Left" and "Right": these are abstract constructs often useful in our understanding of history and political theory. However, these are often contructs meant to box people in and keep them thinking along earlier chosen lines. The manipulators count on the "left" battling the "right" and those in these boxes being distracted by this battle enough to be unaware of the actions of the manipulators. Furthermore, because the manipulators promote a system that discounts all thoughts and understandings that fall outside of these constructs, when their actions fall outside of the constructs, people are already trained not to take these actions seriously, or even believe the actions are taking place, and the manipulators are able to get away with evils with little or no opposition.
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