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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can tell from the comments in this post that Americans are immune to propaganda.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (6 children)

In their view propaganda only comes from rouge nations, and their superior intellect safeguards them from the impact of foreign propaganda. Despite living in the worlds most propagandized country.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

rouge nations

Can't tell if typo or extremely clever pun

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I somehow don't think the US is more propagandized than, say, North Korea. I want a source on this or I'm just going to assume you're pulling it out of your ass.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah I'm pretty sure if I were being propagandized I would have heard about it on the news. In North Korea they believe that Kim Jong Un doesn't poop. And I know that's true because I saw it on the news.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm gonna go with that it's typically pulled out of their ass for some sweet dunking points

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Just from the sheer fact that Americans probably consume more media than North Koreans, you would expect Americans to be more propagandized than North Koreans.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are two types of propaganda, the north Korean one which boils down to the party and leader who can do nothing wrong, and as a result there is only one truth, because the government controls it.

The western method is to flood the person with a constant barrage of information, stimulus, and dopamine, it doesn't matters the subject "the conservatives are sucking off and swallowing the loads of corporations again" "some trannny will ask you to call him she, and eat your children" in this case the truth doesn't matter either, as truth has become another commodity to be bought as capital demands, you can buy your own truth, you can even get your own prophet, for the low price of 5 each month.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The western method is to flood the person with a constant barrage of information, stimulus, and dopamine

As depicted in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I find it funny that the east (Russia, China, NK, Myanmar etc) follows the 1984 manual, the west yeah,

As depicted in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

... Orange man didn't get elected on his wit and charm.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

America is the most propagandized country? Really?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

most is an overstatement. Yeah I think we are, it seems to take a lot of work to get past my American biases when reading world news. I could fall into "America Bad" leftist takes, and that would be just as lazy.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably. Since it's one with the least censorship, everyone needs to push more propaganda than the opposition...

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You believe the US is one with least censorship? Did they tell you that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Guess it depends on what we call "censorship". Is it state enacted censorship of personal opinions? Is it censorship of porn? Is it how many reporters get killed each year?

At least the US has the 1st amendment; a lot of countries don't, or circumvent free speech laws with censorship in one way or another (free speech for me, not for thee).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-first-criminal-resolution-involving-illicit-sale-and-transport

"In addition, pursuant to a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) and a seizure warrant issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Empire Navigation, the operating company of the vessel carrying the contraband cargo, agreed to cooperate and transport the Iranian oil to the United States – an operation which has now concluded."

Link came from this CNN article. Would you say that ignoring the facts of a situation and using it to push an agenda would be, perhaps, propaganda?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

transport the Iranian oil to the United States

So everyone is cool with the US taking stuff that isnt theirs?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You didn't answer my other question -- if China seized oil from an international shipping company, because China had sanctions against selling oil to the US after designated them a sponsor of terror, and a Chinese vessel was going to be used, would you be just as upset?

Because I'm fine with the US seizing goods from a US ship if they're violating US trade sanctions -- just like I'm fine with China seizing goods from a Chinese ship if they're violating Chinese trade sanctions. If the company didn't want to have their cargo seized, they shouldn't have used a US/Chinese ship to act against US/Chinese sanctions.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not good with it in either situation, sanctions are ecocide.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Well you're consistent, which I appreciate and respect.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never heard of a little place called North Korea? Read a book.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have read a book, its called projection.

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That's a weird title. Is it about film displays?