We've discussed the Vote for Meadville campaign, as well as their connection to groups such as Crawford County United, PA United, as well as others. We began to really look into what some of these organizations stand for, some of their projects, and what this means for us here in Meadville. We've made a lot of discoveries along the way, which we will go into piece by piece. We want to start with PA United, and the Deep Canvassing/Persuasive Politics push that they are part of. This stems from the People's Action and The New Conversation Initiative.
By now, you may be aware that deep canvassing entails knocking on a lot of doors and having conversations. What you might not be aware of, is that there has been training to aid these "door knockers" in persuading voters. Part of which, they describe as an experiment.
You can see, Pennsylvania isn't the only state that is part of this experiment.
We had wondered what some of the "training" was, and we're starting to come across some interesting finds.
Now, you might be wondering. What exactly is deep canvassing?
They really do like to use the word "persuade" a lot. Now, please go back and read that last paragraph over again. Then, do it again to be sure you understood. How is this not considered brainwashing? Is this false empathy? How about "the practice of sharing narratives also is perceived as less manipulative and more engaging than facts". Did they really just state they are trying to use empathy to persuade and manipulate people into voting a certain way? This is sick and wrong.
If you wanted to learn how to persuade people yourself, you could even sign up for "The Deep Canvass Institute".
They may not always show up at your door, you may even get a call or text;
Doesn't matter the candidate, PA United, Crawford County United, Vote for Meadville, they'll support them, so long as they support the same vision.
The following are from the Facebook page, Meadville PA for Bernie 2020;
What is the catch though with democratic socialism? The government provides for its people, what's so bad about that? Higher taxes. See the letter from one of their supporters here;
https://www.meadvilletribune.com/opinion/letter-let-s-have-talk-about-democratic-socialism/article_b20802be-4414-11e9-a0bb-c38dc2795e2c.htmlfbclid=IwAR1FXj8f7wj_FI0UhZnqZMW_H56tLO3YyOFeBIb3azOyD1cW6FrR8XDTiUc
But wait, we know how much you folks love Joe Tompkins;
Granted, a presidential election is beyond just your state. That would likely be why they would be calling other states. However, consider the script;
Switch the names of the candidates, and you could use these scripts to persuade anyone to vote for whomever you want.
They'll even pay folks to deep canvass, just in case they don't get enough volunteers to go persuade voters;
The next time someone comes and knocks on your door with a clipboard, and starts to "empathize" with you, consider if you're being manipulated so they can win the world and move us towards "Democratic Socialism".
Also, pay close attention to other groups that leave postings on your porch. They're likely all the same people, just pushing their narrative from a different group.
Recognize that photo? You should;
Who exactly pays for these flyers? Is this a campaign expense? Clearly, they defined the connection between the two groups.
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