02-10-2021, 12:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-10-2021, 12:34 PM by KillerLeft.)
Propoganda is a great example of how words' meanings change over time. That word has a pejorative meaning nowadays that I don't believe was intended when it was invented. Propaganda is simply a promotional tool designed to evoke feelings from the masses that can be harnessed to predetermined ends. Whether or not it's amoral is case by case and subjective. It's associated almost exclusively with the Nazis for some reason, but every country has done this for every war, election, etc, including ours. Every meme you see on the internet is propaganda, from both sides of the isle.
It's not a dirty word, or at least it shouldn't be. I'd say the national anthem absolutely has some overlap with the meaning of the word propaganda.
It's not a dirty word, or at least it shouldn't be. I'd say the national anthem absolutely has some overlap with the meaning of the word propaganda.