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'Merica bad blah blah -- I don't have the heart to tell you about the state of propaganda in the Arab world.
by recuter 4y ago
'Merica bad blah blah -- I don't have the heart to tell you about the state of propaganda in the Arab world.
- myko 4y agoPerhaps propaganda is too provocative a word, but the cultural hegemony of the US is real and should be, from the US government perspective, preserved. The US has lost a lot of soft power over the past few decades (Iraq/trump as the primary drivers), exporting culture through movies and television is an easy win. All that to say I don't think the other commenter meant the US is bad necessarily, just that this is valuable to the US and her interests.
- recuter 4y agoThe links between the CIA/DoD and Hollywood are well documented: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_influence_on_public_opinion#Work_with_entertainment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_influence_on_public_opinio... They help with movies like Iron Man and Transformers by lending equipment and so forth. It isn't a bad thing. Sadly, Hollywood is in decline and is more likely to show the US in a bad light than good at the moment. The loss of soft power is.. disconcerting.