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Propaganda never has a negative connotation within the country that produces it so long as it's centered around ideologies supported by the majority of the popu
by xor1 9y ago
Propaganda never has a negative connotation within the country that produces it so long as it's centered around ideologies supported by the majority of the population, that's the entire point. The tone of your post makes me think that you probably don't even recognize propaganda in the context of your own nation.
- dilemma 9y agoThe parent talks about the term "propaganda". In the West, the word has bad connotations and we use terms like public relations instead. In China, "propaganda" is used in the same way as we use "public relations", both by government and private enterprise.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoThey actually "call" it propaganda, while in the west they call it media (since the government doesn't control it, when it is government PR, they call it propaganda as well). This is not about recognizing something or not, but if the producer of X says it is X, why the f*ck would you not believe them?