• Cethin
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    1 day ago

    Malice is not implied by propaganda. What are you talking about? Propaganda is material trying to make you think a certain way. That can be good or bad.

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      1 day ago

      If almost all propaganda is attempting to sway knowledge to the negative, then it is negative. Ipso facto

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        23 hours ago

        Who said most was swaying to the negative?

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          21 hours ago

          Try finding a source for propagada that isn’t. I know “technically” the term i supposed to be neutral. But it isn’t

          Direct translation from the Ministry of psychological defense mpf.se

          "What is propaganda?

          The concept of propaganda is inherently neutral and can be used in both a positive and negative sense, although we usually talk about it as the latter."

          I trust their analysis about the discussion about propaganda leaning towards negativity. And if the term shifts, as languages do, i’d say propaganda is a negative term by sheer numbers.