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That is not what propaganda means. By its very nature it [tends to be] misleading. By all means clear communication of facts is beneficial for democracy. But
by ska 8y ago
That is not what propaganda means. By its very nature it [tends to be] misleading.
By all means clear communication of facts is beneficial for democracy. But that is not what propaganda is.
[edit: dragonwriter pointed out it is not strictly necessary for it to be misleading - this is true and not what I meant to suggest. In practice nearly always is misleading. It's purpose is to manipulate, which is always detrimental to democracy imo]
- dragonwriter 8y ago> That is not what propaganda means. By its very nature it is misleading. No, propaganda is designed to influence belief and behavior in a particular way (the defining example was material designed to lead people to the Catholic faith; “propaganda” comes from the former [pre-1967] Latin name of the modern Catholic Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples [0]); it is not necessarily intended to be misleading. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregation_for_the_Evangelization_of_Peoples https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregation_for_the_Evangel...
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