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Truth is not the absence of propaganda; propaganda thrives in presenting different kinds of truth, including half truths, incomplete truths, limited truths, out
by FullMtlAlcoholc 10y ago
Truth is not the absence of propaganda; propaganda thrives in presenting different kinds of truth, including half truths, incomplete truths, limited truths, out of context truths. Modern propaganda is most effective when it presents information as accurately as possible. The Big Lie or Tall Tale is the most ineffective propaganda. Here's more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_techniques https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_techniques
I'm very wary of this attempt to silence "fake news"
- hackuser 10y ago> Truth is not the absence of propaganda ... Well put and essential; thanks > I'm very wary of this attempt to silence "fake news" But then the comment seems to slide into a propaganda talking point. 1) It's not being "silenced", just identified, and such exaggeration or hyperbole is a standard technique; 2) it presupposes this extreme relativism where there is no fake news; and 3) criticizing news sources is a very common, normal part of a health marketplace of ideas. Look at the criticism the NYT and Fox take, for example.