Abstract Concepts Take on the Quality of Characters

The Disinfolklore analytical method enables us to see how abstract concepts can be imbued with the character of personality. So by this I mean, for instance, the Russians and MAGA attribute aspects of personality to non-human entities. MAGA, say, to libs, owning the libs. Democrats are an abstract and they become archetyped and then individuals and othered and then individuals are used as fodder in stories according to whether or not they match the attributes, the personality, which these MAGA propagandists give to, for instance, a Democrat or a Lib or European or whatever you like.

Source: Alaska trolls and how to use the ‘Timeline of Emotions’ model to parse Disinfolklore

A specific lens within the Way of Seeing: learning to see how abstract concepts are given personalities. “Democrats” become a character. “Europe” becomes a character. This is the Disinfolklore analytical method in action — seeing character-creation where others see mere political discourse.

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