The puppet or marionette, is used to tell a story- and can be used to tell stories that are too troublesome to directly tell.
In old times of the religious church the practice of ventriloquism was a favoured way of getting the congregation awed by the voices of the spirits.
They were distracted, and couldn't tell where the voices was coming from:- (now we can do it with wifi and speakers).
With the voices of the ether speaking with a often deep power- the congregation was of course - after singing/hymns/lectures, ready to be awed.
A true story.
Having a close friendship with an attractive person of the opposite sex, I began to notice challenges as we got to spend more time together.
She would often get phone-calls from her friends at odd times, and being a cheerful responsible sort she would answer them and listen to their problems at all times of day-(and night).
I noticed that each of the girls that phoned really needed her to still be there for her. And she seemed to enjoy being there for them.
Naturally a couple of times the phone rang during intimate moments, which you got used to in a way.
A few months on, and a rumor started circulating at work (most of us worked at the same place) that things were not good at my home.
Within a few short weeks, it was the talk of the building. None of this was true; however, the rumor persisted because I always kept to myself. The friends of the girl seemed to be delighted by this rumor and seemed sure to keep it in circulation, at any given opportunity.
In this case, someone who was respected before. quickly became the lesser valued person, all based on this rumor. By the time the rumor had circulated enough, in those few weeks-life became very strained at work, and at home.
However, because no one knew much about me, the rumor ended up getting repeated over and over again, until it became the truth as far as anyone was concerned. Nobody else I thought was there to defend me and I didn't make a lot of effort to deny what was untrue.
Not long after, the strain became too much for my partner, and we separated. I guess her friends enjoyed the now closer, and not limited time.
The not so subtle technique of puppetry- a distraction is formed, then a pattern is made that the 'empty-headed' follow. Cruel but true.
This is an example of how propaganda can be used against someone. Propaganda is a significant and dangerous thing you will ever confront in your life. It is something you need to guard against, and also something that you can often prevent just by being more known by those around you. If people do not have any information about you at work, they will simply invent it. If there is no information available about some person, place, or thing, others will always invent it. This is the weak person's nature.
In war, the news media will only present the story the favoured way, and one could say using false propaganda, which is meant to create problems for the enemy, by disrupting the peoples belief and support.
When you understand words and their massive power to influence the minds and actions of others, you can understand why propaganda and its effective use can undermine countries, groups, and people with ease. It can turn people against an enemy, it can make detractors support an enemy, and it can turn people against their own leaders. Propaganda is amongst the most effective and harmful tools available in warfare, business, and personal relations.
What I learned was one of the best ways to protect against false rumors is to always make yourself known and to be outspoken in a positive way, forming obvious alliances with other influential people.The weak have difficulties toppling the supported strong.
People should know your story- about your work in that place of business.When they know your story and your position, the less likely it is that rumors and falsehoods will circulate about you.
If you are confronted with a false rumor about yourself, the best thing you can do is to prove it untrue
The weak will take some convincing, sometimes you may have to engineer situations were they can excell, or not,- to help them out.
If you have show courtesy and have made people feel valuable and important in their own way, most will not want to spread negative information about you, and they might even go to great lengths to stop the spreading of such information.
Develop your own team of supporters - the weak are always there.
The girl's friends in the story above may have been past saving- as their behavior only fitted a stable pattern that they knew. These ones you must leave to play in there own mud-hole.
Normally if you use the third person technique with diplomacy, you will see a change.
https://commons.wikimedia.org photographer = Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar
