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Old 05-10-2008, 03:33 AM   #2 (permalink)
Sanin

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Originally Posted by constitution View Post
IMO, i've seen this term thrown around a billion and one times.... most commonly, if you agree w/ "something", it is fact... if you disagree w/ it, it is "propaganda".... if you are the minority, your view is true and the other is conspiracy.... if you are the majority, the opposition is silly propaganda...

so, War Room. tell me your thoughts!
Dictionary definition propaganda doesn't have a positive or a negative connotation. Its just information put out by any source, for or against an issue.
But, since information put out by the state or special interest is seldom unbiased the dictionary definition is far from the literal meaning. Propaganda is information used to persuade a target audience into perceiving reality in such a way as to benefit yourself.
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