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I think this ties into the negative connotation I mentioned: propaganda does not have to be false, it just has to be biased. One thing I noticed in the article

I think this ties into the negative connotation I mentioned: propaganda does not have to be false, it just has to be biased. One thing I noticed in the article was that all of the rumors being discussed were negative rumors. The goal was to take rumors that might bring down morale and "set them right". I wonder if positive rumors were treated the same way.

doktrin 3y ago
Technically true, but popular connotation matters, and in this case I’d argue it matters more than the dictionary definition. It’s a bit like “racism” : I honestly have no idea if the current academic definition is “prejudice + power” or just “prejudice” - but to a significant extent it doesn’t really matter since the common understanding is the one that matters when communicating.