The New Dark Age

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 — Glenn Diesen’s Substack

With Professor Glenn Diesen

Glenn Diesen

I was on SaltCubeAnalytics to discuss why narrative control and propaganda are key components of war. Framing conflicts as a struggle between good and evil is beneficial to mobilise public support for war, although it makes it near impossible to accept a workable peace.

Topics Covered:

• How media manufactures consent and controls war narratives
• The role of propaganda and perception management in the Ukraine war
• Western vs. Russian media: Who’s spreading disinformation?
• Why peace talks are sidelined in favour of prolonging the war
• The silencing of dissent: How critics are banned, blacklisted, and erased