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Mind that Monika was reporting for largest communist daily in Poland - her books are good reporting, lots of focus on people involved in the war but there is al

by chewz 5y ago

Mind that Monika was reporting for largest communist daily in Poland - her books are good reporting, lots of focus on people involved in the war but there is also a propaganda narrative. On the other hand her reporting angle is much better then some Western "useful idots"[1] like Tiziano Terzani [0] (der Spiegel), who had been calling Pol-pot 'great man with a vision for a nation' even on his deathbed. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiziano_Terzani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiziano_Terzani [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/231066 https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/231066

michelpp 5y ago
That's something that I think can be put into context with a short preface. I think propaganda is some of the most interesting parts of history.
- enriquto 5y ago
  On the other hand, this kind of prefaces often have the danger of sounding condescending or even disrespectful to the reader (and to the author). A safer bet that I've seen sometimes is to give two prefaces, exposing complementary or even contradictory views. This lets the reader approach the book without holding hands.
- qwerty456127 5y ago
  Sure, it used to be. I'm sad beautiful propaganda is gone and all the propaganda is about stupid internet trolling nowadays.
hiram112 5y ago
>> ... Vietnamese intervention in Cambodia >> ... American occupation [of Saigon] > but there is also a propaganda narrative. Yes you can see it explicitly from how he describes the two sentences above, one as an "intervention" and the other as an "occupation". I don't think most Cambodians considered the Vietnamese invasion in late '70's as an intervention, nor did the majority of the rest of the non-Soviet aligned world.
- Kiro 5y ago
  You're quoting the same person you're replying to.

by chewz 5y ago

michelpp 5y ago

That's something that I think can be put into context with a short preface. I think propaganda is some of the most interesting parts of history.

enriquto 5y ago
On the other hand, this kind of prefaces often have the danger of sounding condescending or even disrespectful to the reader (and to the author). A safer bet that I've seen sometimes is to give two prefaces, exposing complementary or even contradictory views. This lets the reader approach the book without holding hands.
qwerty456127 5y ago
Sure, it used to be. I'm sad beautiful propaganda is gone and all the propaganda is about stupid internet trolling nowadays.

hiram112 5y ago

>> ... Vietnamese intervention in Cambodia >> ... American occupation [of Saigon] > but there is also a propaganda narrative. Yes you can see it explicitly from how he describes the two sentences above, one as an "intervention" and the other as an "occupation". I don't think most Cambodians considered the Vietnamese invasion in late '70's as an intervention, nor did the majority of the rest of the non-Soviet aligned world.

Kiro 5y ago
You're quoting the same person you're replying to.