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Propaganda?

July 20, 2004 by darby

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Gregory and I were discussing propaganda. At the end of it all, his notion was “anything said by anybody is propaganda, because everyone has an agenda.” He also cited the literal definiton of the word (from over 3 sources…he IS thorough.)

My suggestion was this; the literal definition of the word doesn’t always, and often never, provides the connotation of the word and its understanding throughout history. Propaganda, to me, suggests steering the masses away from real events to convey the opposite, more “positive” spin to further ones agenda. Perhaps we need a new word to get at the nuance of this “spin.” How about BushHit. (Bush+Hitler and close to bullshit). Just a suggestion.

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  1. dB says

    July 22, 2004 at 2:58 pm

    And that ain’t no BushHit. I like it (your creative nomenclature). It’s ghetto.

  2. Meg \ says

    April 4, 2005 at 8:36 am

    To use a ‘Dudeism’ to describe this blog, I will have proclaim it’s “dopeness”. This is too much for my dinky brain to take in all at once of course, but in due time, DUDEknowledge will rein, as it rocks my world with every word. As an EXTREME 80s enthusiast, I must admit I’ve been listening to The Flirts as of late. “Jukebox (Don’t Put Another Dime In)”. Now I just need to find a real one with ALL 80s all the time.

  3. Gary Strong says

    July 9, 2005 at 4:23 pm

    Your mother admires your mastery of the American English language. I’m still pondering.

  4. Mag says

    February 25, 2008 at 10:17 am

    HEE HEE like it.

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