US influencers are using a smart playbook to provide cover against election fraud allegations – the Five-Rung Information-Power Ladder
According to Shakespeare’s famous dictum, no legacy is so rich as honesty. Yet especially during election periods in present-day America, bestowing such a blessing of integrity on future generations does not appear to be a high priority for many political movers and shakers.
Instead, a host of influencers focus on shaping voting behavior by cunningly manipulating information, which constitutes a key lever of power. Their smart playbook for providing cover against allegations of election fraud consists of five action points, which I synthesize in my new paradigmatic model, called the “Five-Rung Information-Power Ladder” (see Figure 1). This blueprint can be used for reaching manipulative stardom and agenda-setting power – the second source of control in Steven Luke’s model of the “three faces of…
