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China bad tho, right lemmy liberals? (thelemmy.club)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

It's not propaganda as we've been made to understand it in the west, because that's a meaningless vibes based category

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Hmm, maybe I misunderstood you.

    If all cultural artifacts serve a propaganda purpose, but this post is not propaganda, does that mean that this post is not a cultural artifact?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    I'm saying we've been taught that "propaganda" is just another word for "lies" when the reality is that it covers basically any piece of art, culture or commentary. It's just any art or information that advances a specific view of the world. As a category it's hopelessly broad, so it's better to understand it as a function rather than a thing.

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