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Types of propaganda, propaganda techniques, and propaganda strategies (2017)

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It's a 1 hour read. I'd recommend to start a brief intro into Herman-Chomsky propaganda model: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_model

Five filters. One big media theory. Consent is being manufactured around you all the time.

Noam Chomsky - The 5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34LGPIXvU5M

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> Propaganda isn’t bad by its nature (after-all, almost any content that relays information can be considered a form of propaganda).

I have to disagree, propaganda is bad, as its aim isn't to inform, but to manipulate through dishonesty.

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> Propaganda isn’t bad by its nature (after-all, almost any content that relays information can be considered a form of propaganda). I have to disagree, propaganda is bad, as its aim isn't to inform, but to manipulate through dishonesty.

One can’t simply relay absolutely all of the information. By choosing which information to relay, you could say one already engages in propaganda, selective spread of information[0]. The choice reflects one’s opinion on what you should pay attention to, which is conceptually not that different from propaganda.

[0] Quoting the article, “The art of propaganda is not telling lies, but rather selecting the truth you require and giving it mixed up with some truths the audience wants to hear.”

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> Propaganda isn’t bad by its nature (after-all, almost any content that relays information can be considered a form of propaganda). I have to disagree, propaganda is bad, as its aim isn't to inform, but to manipulate through dishonesty.

Propaganda has bad reputation partially because it is associated with world war 2. Prior to that, it was freely used without negative connotations.

Think about it like this. Parents manipulate their children all the time to make them do things they don't want to do. They do not do it honestly, but it certainly it not perceived a societal harm despite inherent dishonesty.

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