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Countries have an ongoing PR/marketing angle often called patriotism to build their stockpile of goodwill for spending on questionable things.
by conception 6y ago
Countries have an ongoing PR/marketing angle often called patriotism to build their stockpile of goodwill for spending on questionable things.
- Shared404 6y ago> Countries have an ongoing [propaganda] angle often called patriotism to build their stockpile of goodwill for spending on questionable things. Let's call it what it is. Just because propaganda is a scary word that "We would never do!" doesn't make it not propaganda. Edit: I should be more clear. Patriotism is not in and of itself bad. However, when it crosses from "I am proud of my country" to "My country is always right", that is no longer a good thing.
- 082349872349872 6y agoI'm under the impression that propaganda was the original term, and after it got burned by overuse in WWI[1], the commercial side rebranded itself as "public relations" during the 1920s. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23895444 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23895444
- Shared404 6y agoThat's neat to know. Thanks for the link. I'll add the book listed there to my reading list.