Isn’t propaganda just a form of persuasion? What about propaganda separates it from advertising or interpersonal communication?

Edit: Not all propaganda involves lying. For some reason, we seem to be more comfortable with a person lying to us than we are with viewing a propaganda poster that uses verifiable facts.

Edit 2: Another interesting note is that in some countries, propaganda is not viewed negatively like it is in English speaking countries.

  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Wiktionary suggests lying isn’t necessary:

    Biased communication aimed to influence an audience to further an agenda, encourage a particular perception or provoke an emotional response

    It’s very similar to the OED definition returned from Google.