Sentences with phrase «manipulate public opinion on»

SourceWatch profiles the activities of front groups, PR spinners, industry - friendly experts, industry - funded organizations, and think tanks trying to manipulate public opinion on behalf of corporations or government.

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That is not to say there shouldn't be Christian or other religious values present but it is to say that people shouldn't be conned and public opinion shouldn't be manipulated by claims of righteous values — as we have seen, it is just too easy to fake and sway people to support what may not be in their best interests based on having a cloak of religion.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

These lobbies know very well how to emotionally manipulate people and prey on the weak, and try to direct public opinion

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OK, for all of you out there who believed that companies like EXXON - MOBIL do not actively, and on multiple fronts, attempt, at all costs, to manipulate government policy and public opinion, including paying people to distort the science so that the American people are completely confused on the scientific facts — GET A CLUE!!!!!!

They will be wondering why public opinion on a important scientific issue was manipulated for political and short term economic purposes.

This is especially curious, because the environmental movement has been telling us for somewhile that, apart from «manipulating» public opinion with distorted science, the establishment is reluctant to act on climate change.

Those aren't the type of financial institutions most people will be interacting with on a daily basis, but the deeper issue is that it's easy for companies to manipulate communities — and therefore public opinion — and hard to trace their involvement.

Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the highest - ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, which has been investigating Russia's use of social media to manipulate U.S. public opinion, has also called on Zuckerberg to testify.