alt Hacker NewsHow can people see the propaganda that happens in, say, North Korea, but fail to see what is happening in their own country?
It boggles. It truly does.
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gzread • today at 2:15 AM
A Russian and an American get on a plane in Moscow and get to talking.
The Russian says he works for the Kremlin and he's on his way to go learn American propaganda techniques.
"What American propaganda techniques?" asks the American.
"Exactly," the Russian replies.
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renewiltord • today at 1:43 AM
I mean if you agree with it, it’s not propaganda. There are lots of kinds of propaganda you probably agree with like “70% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck” and stuff like that. It’s just that the stuff you don’t like is propaganda.
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SequoiaHope • today at 12:36 AM
It looks very different from the outside than it does from the inside. We are all subject to this.
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A simple answer is that they see neither.
What they think they see is actually a short snapshot of North Korean life with a red circle, a red arrow and a red caption text that says "North Korean propaganda here!!! -->", carefully drawn by their local propaganda.
Sanity check: I present you a country X, whose language you don't speak, and whose news you don't read day to day. I show you their politician saying something. Can you tell if that was propaganda? Substitute X from "North Korea" to a country you know nothing about and see how the answer changes.