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Uncle Joe

(58,366 posts)
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:59 PM Dec 2012

Do you believe in the power of propaganda?

My definition of propaganda is any form of information, visual or auditory, passive or participatory.


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Yes, images, news, information of all sorts and cultural beliefs is the water we swim in, everyone is affected.
5 (50%)
Yes but only some people are affected, others have enough critical thinking skills to rise above it.
5 (50%)
No, there is no effect to speak of, we all have minds of our own seperated from the group think.
0 (0%)
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0 (0%)
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Do you believe in the power of propaganda? (Original Post) Uncle Joe Dec 2012 OP
only when it is catapulted by presidents nt msongs Dec 2012 #1
Talk to someone that watches Fox all the time that's proof n/t doc03 Dec 2012 #2
Anyone who thinks they're immune is annabanana Dec 2012 #3
Agreed. Unaware of history in a big way. n/t dimbear Dec 2012 #5
My definition is the original definition Xipe Totec Dec 2012 #4
Fox News is proof positive that propaganda still works n/t brentspeak Dec 2012 #6
Other - I accept it as a fact - nt Ohio Joe Dec 2012 #7

Xipe Totec

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4. My definition is the original definition
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 09:04 PM
Dec 2012

a congregation of the Roman curia having jurisdiction over missionary territories and related institutions

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