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To: KittenClaws

The average person never thinks about stuff like this (and why would they?) but all good writing is, in and of itself, propaganda,

Whenever we read a genuinely informative story and say “My, what a well written piece that was” Guess what? It may have been very informative, but with what information? Was it info you WANTED to hear? Info that ‘made sense’? Info that was factually correct?

Or was it just that the writer was so good at his job that you bought into concepts and ideas that led you to believe you thought that way all along?

Think about that for a bit ;)


19 posted on 03/06/2013 7:54:00 AM PST by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart
The average person never thinks about stuff like this (and why would they?) but all good writing is, in and of itself, propaganda,

Whenever we read a genuinely informative story and say “My, what a well written piece that was” Guess what? It may have been very informative, but with what information? Was it info you WANTED to hear? Info that ‘made sense’? Info that was factually correct?

Or was it just that the writer was so good at his job that you bought into concepts and ideas that led you to believe you thought that way all along?

Think about that for a bit ;)

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That's just what I was thinking!

I view political propaganda as fiction attempting to portray itself as nonfiction.

21 posted on 03/06/2013 8:18:06 AM PST by KittenClaws (You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it." - Margaret Thatcher)
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