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lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ব্যক্তিত্বের অর্চনা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B2-j%C3%AEn_ch%C3%B4ng-p%C3%A0i" title="Kò-jîn chông-pài – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Kò-jîn chông-pài" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82_%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%8B" title="Культ асобы – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Культ асобы" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%82_%D0%BA%D1%8A%D0%BC_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Култ към личността – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Култ към личността" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culte_a_la_personalitat" title="Culte a la personalitat – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Culte a la personalitat" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kult_osobnosti" title="Kult osobnosti – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kult osobnosti" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personkult" title="Personkult – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Personkult" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personenkult" title="Personenkult – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Personenkult" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isikukultus" title="Isikukultus – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Isikukultus" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%89%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%84%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1" title="Προσωπολατρία – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Προσωπολατρία" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_personality" title="Cult of personality – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Cult of personality" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culto_a_la_personalidad" title="Culto a la personalidad – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Culto a la personalidad" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulto_de_personeco" title="Kulto de personeco – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kulto de personeco" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pertsonaganako_kultu" title="Pertsonaganako kultu – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Pertsonaganako kultu" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B4_%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%AA" title="کیش شخصیت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کیش شخصیت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culte_de_la_personnalit%C3%A9" title="Culte de la personnalité – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Culte de la personnalité" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culto_%C3%A1_personalidade" title="Culto á personalidade – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Culto á personalidade" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B0%9C%EC%9D%B8%EC%88%AD%EB%B0%B0" title="개인숭배 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="개인숭배" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B6%D5%B1%D5%AB_%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D6%84" title="Անձի պաշտամունք – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Անձի պաշտամունք" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kult_li%C4%8Dnosti" title="Kult ličnosti – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Kult ličnosti" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kultus_individu" title="Kultus individu – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kultus individu" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culto_della_personalit%C3%A0" title="Culto della personalità – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Culto della personalità" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%9F_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA" title="פולחן אישיות – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פולחן אישיות" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B5_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%81%D2%9B%D0%B0_%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B1%D1%8B%D0%BD%D1%83" title="Жеке басқа табыну – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Жеке басқа табыну" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person%C4%ABbas_kults" title="Personības kults – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Personības kults" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asmenyb%C4%97s_kultas" title="Asmenybės kultas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Asmenybės kultas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szem%C3%A9lyi_kultusz" title="Személyi kultusz – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Személyi kultusz" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%82_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Култ на личноста – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Култ на личноста" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kultus_individu" title="Kultus individu – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kultus individu" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persoonsverheerlijking" title="Persoonsverheerlijking – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Persoonsverheerlijking" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%80%8B%E4%BA%BA%E5%B4%87%E6%8B%9D" title="個人崇拝 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="個人崇拝" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B3_%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Стаг вазвар – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Стаг вазвар" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personkult" title="Personkult – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Personkult" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%85%E0%A8%A4_%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%82%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%BE" title="ਸ਼ਖ਼ਸੀਅਤ ਪੂਜਾ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਸ਼ਖ਼ਸੀਅਤ ਪੂਜਾ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pfl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pfl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personenkult" title="Personenkult – Palatine German" lang="pfl" hreflang="pfl" data-title="Personenkult" data-language-autonym="Pälzisch" data-language-local-name="Palatine German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pälzisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kult_jednostki" title="Kult jednostki – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Kult jednostki" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culto_de_personalidade" title="Culto de personalidade – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Culto de personalidade" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultul_personalit%C4%83%C8%9Bii" title="Cultul personalității – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Cultul personalității" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8" title="Культ личности – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Культ личности" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_o_personality" title="Cult o personality – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Cult o personality" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulti_i_individit" title="Kulti i individit – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Kulti i individit" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kult_osobnosti" title="Kult osobnosti – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Kult osobnosti" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%95%D8%B3_%D9%BE%DB%95%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C" title="کەس پەرستی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="کەس پەرستی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%82_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8" title="Култ личности – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Култ личности" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kult_li%C4%8Dnosti" title="Kult ličnosti – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Kult ličnosti" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henkil%C3%B6palvonta_(politiikka)" title="Henkilöpalvonta (politiikka) – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Henkilöpalvonta (politiikka)" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personkult" title="Personkult – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Personkult" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulto_ng_personalidad" title="Kulto ng personalidad – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Kulto ng personalidad" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81" title="தனிநபர் வழிபாடு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="தனிநபர் வழிபாடு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A5" title="ลัทธิบูชาบุคคล – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ลัทธิบูชาบุคคล" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%B8_%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82" title="Кеши шахсият – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Кеши шахсият" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki%C5%9Fi_k%C3%BClt%C3%BC" title="Kişi kültü – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Kişi kültü" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82_%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8" title="Культ особи – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Культ особи" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%AA_%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C" title="شخصیت پرستی – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="شخصیت پرستی" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B9ng_b%C3%A1i_c%C3%A1_nh%C3%A2n" title="Sùng bái cá nhân – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Sùng bái cá nhân" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" 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Very often, these people are current or former leaders of the country. What will then result is a <b>cult of personality</b>, or <b>cult of the leader</b>. Techniques such as <a href="/wiki/Mass_media" title="Mass media">mass media</a>, <a href="/wiki/Propaganda" title="Propaganda">propaganda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fake_news" title="Fake news">fake news</a>, spectacle, <a href="/wiki/Arts" title="Arts">the arts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Patriotism" title="Patriotism">patriotism</a> are used to create this image. The leader is shown as a hero, with few or no negative traits. Social engineering is also used very often, especially in <a href="/wiki/One-party_state" title="One-party state">one-party states</a> and <a href="/wiki/One-party_dominant_state" title="One-party dominant state">dominant-party states</a>. 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title="Moralistic fallacy (not yet started)">Moralistic fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_generation_warfare&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New generation warfare (not yet started)">New generation warfare</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Obscurantism&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Obscurantism (not yet started)">Obscurantism</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Analysis_paralysis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Analysis paralysis (not yet started)">Overcomplication</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oversimplification&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oversimplification (not yet started)">Oversimplification</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plain_folks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Plain folks (not yet started)">Plain folks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psychological_warfare" title="Psychological warfare">Psychological warfare</a></li> <li><a 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