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From Marie Antoinette to Modern Politics: The Deadly Art of the Smear

The deceptive propaganda behind ‘let them eat cake.’
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From Marie Antoinette to Modern Politics: The Deadly Art of the Smear
Sculpture of Marie-Antoinette by Félix Lecomte, 1783. Thomas Garnier/Château de Versailles
Nicole James
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Politics is a battlefield, and smear campaigns are the dirty bombs. They’re everywhere, as ubiquitous as dust in the wind, and just as insidious.

Rumour and innuendo are the weapons of choice for those who can’t fight fair.

Nicole James
Nicole James
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Nicole James is a freelance journalist for The Epoch Times based in Australia. She is an award-winning short story writer, journalist, columnist, and editor. Her work has appeared in newspapers including The Sydney Morning Herald, Sun-Herald, The Australian, the Sunday Times, and the Sunday Telegraph. She holds a BA Communications majoring in journalism and two post graduate degrees, one in creative writing.
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