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prop·a·gan·da /ˌpräpəˈɡandə/ noun 1. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or poin
by kelthuzad 2y ago
prop·a·gan·da
/ˌpräpəˈɡandə/
noun
1.
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
This definition is good enough, I don't see why it would need a redefinition.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y agoSure. But why does it seem like everyone here calls everything propaganda all of the time? I think those who overuse the term ought to explain it in their own words.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y agoPropaganda is media designed to manipulate your opinion, without going to the trouble of rationally convincing you to change your mind. And yeh, most of what we see day to day is propaganda. If anything, everyone's under-using that word.
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- 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y agoHow does propaganda differ from advertisement?
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y agoAdvertisement is, at its most basic, the idea that there are things you'd want to buy if you knew they existed. So they inform you these things exist. And you have seen (a few of) these ads before in your life. You love those ads, and you find them more entertaining sometimes than the media they were encapsulated in. Most people will use trailers before the movie as their example, and they tend to respond positively to those even after having seen them they decide they won't go to that movie. But I remember looking through the backs of magazines just to see what was sold, or looking through classified ads back when those were a thing. Most "ads" aren't these kinds of ads though, and seek to manipulate you. They at least are just a grift, and only want to separate you from your money instead of, say, supporting a war that doesn't need to be fought.