"A truth does not mind being questioned. A lie does not like being challenged."
I'll use the Potter Stewart definition of pornography, "I know it when I see it". The problem is, there is rationalization where when people see it, the think they are seeing something else.
From an earlier post:
Is the Federalist argument to inform (news) or persuade (propaganda)?I like Wikipedia's definition: Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded language to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information that is being presented.
Is it to further an agenda?
Is it objective, or selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception?
Is it using loaded language to produce an emotional rather than rational response?
"A truth does not mind being questioned. A lie does not like being challenged."
Are “objective” and “selectively presenting facts” antithetical?
Maybe reverse sides of the same coin.
While I wouldn't have picked the word used in the thread title because it has too much baggage, it's not a terrible choice to convey the larger concept of narratives.
The Democrat party made a big mistake in shunning Kennedy and Shanahan. They have a first-rate narrative machine. From a professional standpoint and with regard to information operations, I'm highly impressed.
This one from the "MAHA Alliance" is powerful. Trump should count his blessings that they're on his side.
"A truth does not mind being questioned. A lie does not like being challenged."
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