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Summary:
Psychological warfare, has been an ancient practice that has been used since the strategy exists, this consists of the set of actions intended to morally, emotionally or symbolically destroy the opponent within the framework of a confrontation.
Great warriors and combatants knew how to subjectively undermine the enemy producing strategic advantages.
Abstract:
Psychological warfare has been a millenary practice that has been used since the strategy exists, this consists of the set of actions designed to destroy the opponent morally, emotionally or symbolically in the framework of a confrontation.
Great warriors and combatants knew how to subjectively undermine the enemy producing strategic advantages.
Introduction
Starting from the famous work The Art of War, which has since been a classic manual for combatants. The Chinese strategist Sun Tzu Sun proposed precisely the idea of defeating the enemy in war without firing a weapon.
Wars, institutional battles or corporate conflicts are not won only at the barricades, or with sophisticated systems; they must also be won in the minds of the people. Combining the elaboration of a good strategic plan, which must later be developed through appropriate tactics.
Psychological warfare is about impressing the enemy to reduce his chances of success. On the one hand, trying to paralyze the adversary, defeating him before he even enters a fight and, on the other hand, winning the "minds and hearts" of the people who act in third place.
Own source
Later psychological warfare took the form of propaganda. War propaganda has been one of the main "weapons" that has been available since ancient times. Propaganda has served to create, reinforce or modify the opinions and actions of people, from the first civilizations to the current postmodern society.
Undoubtedly, the use of political propaganda came of age with the First World War. From then on he would experience an extraordinary development.
In general, psychological warfare is understood as propaganda and deception through the media. However, it is about something much broader. It is a war that combines political, economic, cultural and military aspects.
Present
The current wars begin to be waged in the sphere of ideas and feelings, almost simultaneously in the field of the national public opinion of the aggressor, in the international arena and in the country that will be the object of the aggression, to later move on to their conjunction. with the armed struggle and accompany it throughout the duration of the conflict, overlapping in such a way that it is sometimes difficult to discern how much military or psychological purposes a military action pursues.
We talk about how the message you want to get across can be manipulated and distorted to cause the sender to have a confused perception of what may really be happening. The information is released by a channel or medium that makes this change in order to establish an appreciation in the different issuer.
Persuasive measures that are conceived in order to influence the attitudes, opinions and behavior of the opposing forces, with the purpose of achieving national objectives. Likewise, it is always important to take into account two elements closely linked to propaganda activity: censorship (control of the flow of information) and disinformation (what we currently call "fake news").
Strategically today, manipulation is used to reach a profile, thus being able to convert thoughts and ideals for a cause. The support of campaigns against a type of personal or institutional profile.
These resources are useful and help to mobilize masses in one direction or change the course already established.
