What are some examples of propaganda in modern society?
Propaganda: the spreading of ideas, facts, or allegations to deliberately further one’s cause or to damage an opposing cause. By their very nature, politicians engage in propaganda so to object to a politician’s lies is like complaining that your baby pooped in his diaper. The citizen, rather than complain, must be informed to separate the lies and half truths from the facts. Heinous propaganda is that practiced by purported news agencies to further their owners’ agendas. Techniques used >attacking the opponent instead of the views or facts spoken by him/her: “obama is a muslim” >unrelenting repetition: the same words or phrase over and over till they sink in as truth: “cram health care down America’s throat” >repeated linking of words that by themselves are not related, until their continued repetition links the two concepts together: “tax and spend liberal” (google US deficit history an you will see that democratic presidents preside by the lower and sometimes the lowest deficits and
