The Manual Attributing Eleven Propaganda Tricks to the Left

Eleven Propaganda Principles Attributed to the Left

An analytical current suggests something uncomfortable: the political left doesn't win debates, it neutralizes them. This thesis unfolds through eleven propaganda principles—from the sole enemy to transposition—and a catalog of fallacies that, according to its proponents, explain everything from the term 'fachosfera' to the latest media scandal. The nuance is that there's no proof of a coordinated plan, but rather a pattern that critics claim to recognize in every news story. The trick, they assert, lasts as long as no one names it.

The Eleven Principles: From the Sole Enemy to the 'Fachosfera'

The first principle is simplification: reducing the adversary to a single enemy and a sole symbol. The second, contagion, groups disparate rivals under a common label. The third, transposition, involves returning the opponent's own flaws: 'if you can't deny bad news, invent other news to distract.' These are trinc by exaggeration, distortion, and vulgarization, among others, totaling eleven. The most repeated example in this analysis is the fachosfera (a term used in Spain to label a perceived far-right sphere): a word that, according to this interpretation, merges all dissenters into a single bloc and caricatures them. For those who uphold this view, it's a textbook straw man argument, one that wins by overwhelming force rather than precision.

Why It Works: Emotional Attachment and the Asch Experiment

Here, the diagnosis becomes more somber. Dismantling the trick isn't enough, they argue, because adherence is not rational but affective: ideology operates like a religion, with a narrative of the world, a reserved place for the believer, and a promise of reward if their side gains power. Against this, evidence serves little purpose. The proposed counter-strategy involves coining mirror labels—'alarmism,' 'simplistic,' 'political infantilism'—and recalling a classic of social psychology: the Asch experiment, where a single dissenter is enough to break group conformity. Being the dissenting voice, they maintain, works even when it doesn't convince anyone immediately.

False Flags, Murals, and the Imported Media Cycle

The third section covers cases. The list includes alleged false flags (attacks attributed to one actor and later reappropriated by another) and episodes that hit the headlines and then disappear. Among the cited examples is the supposed vandalism of a mural dedicated to footballer Alexia Putellas—along with another antiestéticaturing the Ukrainian flag—or the transfer to Santo Domingo of a supposed method previously seen elsewhere. The underlying interpretation is about timing: first came gender ideology, then the wage gap discourse, and now, about seven years later, #Metoo with the Rubiales case.

Within this framework, the clash is not settled in the ballot box or by data, but in controlling the narrative. If the diagnosis is correct, the next cycle will confirm it with more chapters; if it's wrong, the manual will continue to grow, equally convinced. For now, neither side seems willing to leave the ring.