In Psychohistory, almost all dictator paved their own destruction unconsciously. An act that intended for increase the staying power of the dictatorship somehow spell the end of its rule. There is nothing mysterious or mythical about that. That is just simple Psychology: Because the dictator and the ruled think differently. They think differently because they are different position.
We now have an example of how the Psychological warfare of Burma’s dictatorship taking against its own. At the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, instead of supplying the emergency aid for the flooded area, it is working hard to build its image of benevolence. Now, however persuasive is the propaganda in Television and radio, all of the victim are facing the hard fact that the emergency aid is NOT there. The worst propaganda is the one that the audience IMMEDIATELY detect its falsehood. German has done once to discredit the British Psychological warfare, now Burmese government are falling into their own trap. How much credit does Burmese has on their government now? Once a communication channel is deem incredible, the psychological effect maybe just the oppose what it intended.
Another stupid move is to stick the name of Burmese’ Senior General Than Shwe, in the international aid. How? Because the small printed next to it written ‘By the courtesy of Thailand’! Even if the Burmese government manage to blind people’s eye to the small-print(read, much like the US citizen, the Burmese citizen has NO TIME to read small print!) It would raise the suspicion whether Burma government could supply this amount of food and aid. Victims obviously know what is producing in Burma and what is not in according to their common sense. Moreover, the one thing they are certain is most of the rice-producing area is flooded and how poor is the country, where does the rice and other supplies came from? Does it come from the military reserve? Or the General manage to create something out of nothing?
Honesty may not always be the best policy, but if you are going to lie, don’t make lie so obviously false! Don’t lies when it is easily uncovered! If the Burma regime realize this, they probably could manage their sorry state of existence for a few years, now it is one step into the grave it just dig!
Is stupidity being the common for all dictatorship? From North Korea(we have NO starvation in the country) to Burma(We can take care of all the flood victims!) to China(Olympic has nothing to do with politics!)?
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