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Propaganda, basically?
by akomtu 2y ago
Propaganda, basically?
- rawgabbit 2y agoYes. They are trying to inform the unwashed masses of complicated topics so they often have to resort to word games; this is what they tell themselves. I believe this is a mistake. What I also believe is a mistake is framing issues in monetary terms. Words like "carbon tax" and "subsidy", in people's minds, mean nothing. More concrete framing would be metrics like: numbers of deaths per year due to pollution from fossil fuels. How many homes are at risk of flooding due to rising sea levels. How many acres of arable farmland will be lost this year due to rising temperatures.
- akomtu 2y agoI'd rather see two animated maps: global heat map and global sea level map. This should speak for itself.
- noworriesnate 2y agoYES!!! Many people understand statistics and could help explain things to their friends and family, but when they simply refuse to include statistics, everything becomes a meaningless sea of guesses and fluff.
- jollyllama 2y agoYes and no. Propaganda is an interesting word. In the US it's tended to imply totalitarian style messaging, but in other parts of the world can apply to advertising as well. I quite like the neutral sense of the word, in which it's simply understood to be something that all organizations - governments, corporations, etc. engage in and you'll do well just to not be suckered in by it. That said, propaganda isn't necessarily deceptive, but can simply be strong rhetoric.