Propaganda

SineadLewis · 04-10-2009 01:51PM #1

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 · 04-10-2009 01:57PM

No, I quite like whalemeat though.

TPD · 04-10-2009 01:57PM

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

El Guapo! · 04-10-2009 01:58PM

Best propoganda poster ever!

SineadLewis · 04-10-2009 02:03PM

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 · 04-10-2009 02:04PM

Moral outrage is the hobby of the 21st century

TPD · 04-10-2009 02:05PM

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 · 04-10-2009 02:06PM

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

SineadLewis · 04-10-2009 02:08PM

Agricola wrote: »

Moral outrage is the hobby of the 21st century

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

WindSock · 04-10-2009 02:09PM

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

Elliemental · 04-10-2009 02:11PM

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 · 04-10-2009 02:14PM

Vote Yes for Jobs.

partyatmygaff · 04-10-2009 02:16PM

Morlar wrote: »

Vote Yes for Jobs.

Vote no to Abortion
The EU LOVE low wages
€1.84 wages

Sea Sharp · 04-10-2009 02:22PM

They want to steal you Babbies.

Sea Sharp · 04-10-2009 02:24PM

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

wolfric · 04-10-2009 02:32PM

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 · 04-10-2009 02:34PM

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 · 04-10-2009 02:37PM

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 · 04-10-2009 02:41PM

SineadLewis wrote: »

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

Everyone is, on some level.

ilovelamp2000 · 04-10-2009 02:50PM

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.

04-10-2009 02:54PM

The Bible - The greatest propaganda ever

My name is URL · 04-10-2009 03:03PM

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m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 04-10-2009 03:12PM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Vote no to Abortion
The EU LOVE low wages
€1.84 wages

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 · 04-10-2009 03:35PM

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

Prof.Badass · 04-10-2009 04:07PM

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 · 04-10-2009 04:10PM

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 · 04-10-2009 04:25PM

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

Sea Sharp · 04-10-2009 04:42PM

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

SineadLewis · 04-10-2009 06:22PM

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 · 04-10-2009 06:26PM

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 · 04-10-2009 06:27PM

My name is URL wrote: »

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RECOVERY ==>>

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

I'll take RECOVERY please Bob.

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