Most propaganda is clear and direct about what it is.
Comment on Why is propaganda frowned upon?
jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It’s not just persuasion, it’s disingenuous persuasion. It’s persuasion with a hidden agenda.
So, if I were to tell you apples were better than oranges because they have more fiber, that’s a persuasion and it’s objectively true (5g vs. 3g).
If I were to tell you that apples were better than oranges because some oranges contain parasitic wasps and you can’t tell which ones do and which ones don’t until you open one.
Well, that’s disingenous. And if it turned out I worked for the Washington Apple Commission, and did not disclose that, that would be propaganda.
Sorgan71@lemmy.world 5 months ago
DeepFriedDresden@kbin.social 5 months ago
Propaganda does not have to have a hidden agenda. Literally the "I want you" uncle Sam poster is propaganda. That agenda was pretty obvious, there was no question who was behind it and it was pretty clear why it was commissioned in the first place.
There has been propaganda encouraging car-pooling, reusing materials, conserving electricity, promoting employment etc, and many of them even had credits as to who the message was coming from.
Propaganda is not inherently evil, but it's important to understand the context and where it's coming from.