Propaganda

SineadLewis

I am constantly amazed at how easily the average person is taken in by propaganda. I mean, it only takes a few stories in the media and the masses are spouting off about some new issues that we "must be saved from." "Where are the governemnt on this issue".

So my question is, are you taken in by propaganda?

partyatmygaff

No, I quite like whalemeat though.

TPD

Nope. I get my news from AH mainly, and that comes with a dash of cynicism already.

El Guapo!

Best propoganda poster ever!

SineadLewis

The Perfect Drug wrote: »

Nope. I get my news from AH mainly, and that comes with a dash of cynicism already.

Some clown has just started a thread on this "sexy" chinese army. This is propaganda and yer man sucked the whole thing in.

In this "great wee country" the people have suddently developed a social conscience. We are all for saving evevrything, how about you save yourselves first.

Agricola

Moral outrage is the hobby of the 21st century

TPD

SineadLewis wrote: »

Some clown has just started a thread on this "sexy" chinese army. This is propaganda and yer man sucked the whole thing in.

I think thats more just a lad ogling a load of hot ladies in uniform. The other use of the internet.

Elliemental

I like to think i`m cynical enough to utterly disbelieve everything.

SineadLewis

Agricola wrote: »

Moral outrage is the hobby of the 21st century

You said it, especially when it helps to line your pockets.

WindSock

I don't get to have a proper gander at anything these days.

Elliemental

SineadLewis wrote: »

Some clown has just started a thread on this "sexy" chinese army. This is propaganda and yer man sucked the whole thing in.

Say what you like about the Chinese regime, but you`ve got to admit, if the `clown` you refer to is talking about..

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/files/gallery/A-group-of-women-soldiers080909105935.jpg


...you`ve got to admit, the uniform is very flattering and stylish.

(I`m not excusing the human rights abuses, just stating that the Women`s Militia uniform is rather pretty).

Morlar

Vote Yes for Jobs.

partyatmygaff

Morlar wrote: »

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Sea Sharp

They want to steal you Babbies.

Sea Sharp

@ OP, what's the difference between propaganda and normal advertising?

wolfric

how can you not be susceptible to propaganda?

How do you expect to find the truth? Every source can be fixed. Hell even what you see can be manipulated by your mind. Not even hypnosis can bring out a true event. (Cases proven where hypnosis brought out fantasies rather then reality) Only difference between propaganda and information is one sounds like it has bad intent behind it. You can never really tell.

No source is 100% creditable. Unfortunately with knowledge of this it's undesirable to act upon it and be paranoid about everything as it's a waste of life... Most of the time there's such a subtle difference between the truth and what you know or what peoples intentions are that it's just not worth the effort.

when you assume you make an "ass-u-me"... complete bull**** right there... you assume you're awake right now... You assume those pictures of the earth are real, that you're not just sick and dreaming **** up when they tell you the earth is round.... You assume that a door will open when you pull the handle.. You assume you know what's right and wrong.... You assume everything you know because we are potentially flawed... and with that potential flawed nature we cannot ascertain what is flawless and therefore believable. Essentially we could have built our whole humanity on top of fallacy after fallacy (and we probably have to a great extent)

TheZohanS

SineadLewis wrote: »

Some clown has just started a thread on this "sexy" chinese army. This is propaganda and yer man sucked the whole thing in.

In this "great wee country" the people have suddently developed a social conscience. We are all for saving evevrything, how about you save yourselves first.

How about you get off your high horse.

partyatmygaff

SineadLewis wrote: »

Some clown has just started a thread on this "sexy" chinese army. This is propaganda and yer man sucked the whole thing in.

In this "great wee country" the people have suddently developed a social conscience. We are all for saving evevrything, how about you save yourselves first.

Jealous much?

davyjose

SineadLewis wrote: »

So my question is, are you taken in by propaganda?

Everyone is, on some level.

ilovelamp2000

GaNjaHaN wrote: »

@ OP, what's the difference between propaganda and normal advertising?

I would presume that an advertisement is quite easy to spot , whereas propaganda is a little bit more subtle.

Flat Earth News by Nick Davies is an excellent read on the failures within journalism that allow propoganda (or at least self serving "news" articles) to be every bit as regular in newspapers as genuine news.

The Bible - The greatest propaganda ever

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m5ex9oqjawdg2i

partyatmygaff wrote: »

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Please tell me you don't really believe this... Sarcasim, or any other form of expression is pretty difficult to pick up through the medium of text.

Run_to_da_hills

H1N1 Vaccine coming to a town near you. :eek:

Prof.Badass

Unless boards.ie is a hive of free-thought* then the results of this poll are grossly inaccurate.

*which is unlikely when you consider all the half-baked ideas and plain ignorance paraded on keyboard warrior stlye threads.

Mark200

GaNjaHaN wrote: »

@ OP, what's the difference between propaganda and normal advertising?

There's no difference between propaganda and advertising. When the word propaganda is said people usually associate it with secret World War 2 tactics carried out by Hitler. That's not what it is. Propaganda is just bias information that is spread with the intent of making you think in some way. It doesn't have to be lies or misleading. It could all be true. But it's just being spread because it will make you think in a desirable way. Advertising definitely falls under this category. The new name these days for what would be called propaganda is 'Public Relations'. It does exactly the same thing, so all major companies have someone in charge of spreading propaganda about the company and their products to make you feel that the company is doing good things and that their products are worth buying.

Everyone is taken in by it in some way or another,

Aidric

It's true to say a lot of people are goebelled up by the propaganda machine.

Sea Sharp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R22qigXhFjk

SineadLewis

GaNjaHaN wrote: »

@ OP, what's the difference between propaganda and normal advertising?

All advertising is propaganda.

I am talking about other things, for example propaganda dressed up as "science" to brainwash the masses into believing what is in essence utter rubbish.

MementoMori

SineadLewis wrote: »

All advertising is propaganda.

I am talking about other things, for example propaganda dressed up as "science" to brainwash the masses into believing what is in essence utter rubbish.

So you're talking about creationism.

Any chance you might start a blog or newsletter to which I could subscribe as your opinions intrigue me.

Archeron

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This is Ireland, some little git has probably moved the signs around to point in the wrong direction.

I'll take RECOVERY please Bob.

SineadLewis

MementoMori wrote: »

So you're talking about creationism.

Creationism, it has as much "fact" as the darwinian theory that all the new Irelanders are all over. Think about it, if the people around nowadays are the "evolved" type, what must it have been like two thousand years ago.

I also like how these new Irelanders think they are all scientific, you put a man in a white coat with some numbers on a page and the little people swallow the lot.

PersonaNonGrata

I once bought a Dyson.

Still don't know why

Mark200

SineadLewis wrote: »

Creationism, it has as much "fact" as the darwinian theory that all the new Irelanders are all over. Think about it, if the people around nowadays are the "evolved" type, what must it have been like two thousand years ago.

Evolution works over millions of years, not hundreds or thousands.

SineadLewis

Mark200 wrote: »

Evolution works over millions of years, not hundreds or thousands.

" 'ere boss, we got a believer"

You think I don't know the basics of this fantasy?

Prof.Badass

SineadLewis wrote: »

I also like how these new Irelanders creationists think they are all scientific knowing, you put a man in a white coat robe with some numbers words on a page and the little people swallow the lot.

fyp

MementoMori

SineadLewis wrote: »

Creationism, it has as much "fact" as the darwinian theory that all the new Irelanders are all over. Think about it, if the people around nowadays are the "evolved" type, what must it have been like two thousand years ago.

I also like how these new Irelanders think they are all scientific, you put a man in a white coat with some numbers on a page and the little people swallow the lot.

What about fossils? How do they fit into things?

Who are these new Irelanders you refer to?
Are you talking about all these new-born kids with their jumped attitudes?
You're absolutely right.
Saw some of these new Irelanders in a creche recently and it turned my stomach so it did -with their fancy early learning centres and their ooh-la-la toys with buttons and their hoo-haws and everything and their numbers and their counting and their PHDs and their opposable thumbs. Just disgusting it was. A disgrace.

Also as an aside what's "up" with the "quotation" "marks"?
Is it some "new" way of writing? I like to keep up with the latest trends.

P.P.S Are you any relation to Parker Lewis of "Parker Lewis can't Lose" fame?

SineadLewis

MementoMori wrote: »

What about fossils? How do they fit into things? ?

No idea, never crossed my mind.

MementoMori wrote: »

Who are these new Irelanders you refer to?
Are you talking about all these new-born kids with their jumped attitudes?
You're absolutely right. ?

New Irelanders are all these bog men irish types who now drink "skinny lattes" and other tatter type food. Think they are great.

MementoMori wrote: »

Also as an aside what's "up" with the "quotation" "marks" Is it some "new" way of writing? I like to keep up with the latest trends

Yes, I always folow the latest trends. Expose is a "must watch".

MementoMori wrote: »

P.P.S Are you any relation to Parker Lewis of "Parker Lewis can't Lose" fame?

Never heard of him/her.

MementoMori

SineadLewis wrote: »

New Irelanders are all these bog men irish types who now drink "skinny lattes" and other tatter type food. Think they are great.

So you're weren't talking about those arrogant jumped-up science babies

Where would you find these

bog men irish types who now drink "skinny lattes" and other tatter type food

I'm not exactly sure what you are talking about here.
What's tatter type food? I've heard of tatter-tots and I think they are ok
Also why does "skinny latte" get quotation marks?
Is it like that sarcasm thing when someone says someone is really skinny but in reality they're not that skinny but are actually a bitten over-weight?

Where do these bog men Irish types hang out?
I'd be interested in seeing them in action
Do these new Irelanders think they're great or do you think they are great?

SineadLewis wrote: »

Yes, I always folow the latest trends. Expose is a "must watch".

Never heard of this Expose. What is it?

Also can you do some research into the whole fossil thing and get back to me? With my recently developing interest in the latest trends I'd love to know.

Also Parker Lewis link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Lewis_Can%27t_Lose

AckwelFoley

PersonaNonGrata wrote: »

I once bought a Dyson.

Still don't know why

yes i believed the hype.

500 quid for a pce of fcuking junk.

Singledom was ****.

Now the fiance does the sucking

AARRRGH

SineadLewis wrote: »

I am constantly amazed at how easily the average person is taken in by propaganda. I mean, it only takes a few stories in the media and the masses are spouting off about some new issues that we "must be saved from." "Where are the governemnt on this issue".

So my question is, are you taken in by propaganda?

The reason for this is because most people are emotional thinkers, not logical thinkers. I actually find this quite scary.

Example:

The public sector wages need to be cut because we cannot afford to pay them anymore.

Emotional thinker: I have a mortgage so they can't cut my wage.
Logical thinker: It sucks, but I understand they have no choice.

The whole concept of people basing their decisions on their emotions is dangerous, and is one of the main reasons we have so many problems in our world. I'd say probably 80% of people are emotional thinkers.

I don't know what the solution is, perhaps try to teach it out of children in school.