Fisking
Reading about Robert Fisk in Wikipedia, I came across this:
Fisk’s ability to arouse the ire of political conservatives has led the blogosphere to spawn the term fisking. This refers “not to what Fisk does, but to what is done unto him” – the fisker begins by copying text from the fiskee, and then produces an interlinear critique pointing out flaws and raising doubts. Since the fiskee cannot respond, “the fisker can without too much trouble make the fiskee look ridiculous.” Neoconservative and pro-Israeli bloggers with names such as Fisking Central and The Fisk have been created specifically to follow Fisk’s every word. The original fiskee was of course Fisk himself, but even the Archbishop of Canterbury has been fisked.
I have definitely noticed how pro-war and pro-Israel and those ultraconservative activists have flooded the WWW with comments on blogs or newspaper articles or forums, and have intensified their activity in composing blog posts and other materials to flood the internet in support of their skewed ideals. This sort of flooding thrived during and right after the Israeli aggression on Lebanon in 2006, or the July War.
Psywar.org:source of flyers and a detailed account of Israeli psyops in Lebanon during July 2006.
One of my obsessions is psychological warfare and human behavior. I even have a copy of The Manipulation of Human Behavior. It’s fascinating how propaganda has evolved from dropping flyers from airplanes and distorting radio transmission to include people-powered internet flooding. It’s sheer quantity overriding reason, and many times truth.
Where have you noticed that, Tololy? I wasn’t aware you read American or Israeli blogs? I don’t, myself… I’m just curious.