472 Quotes About Propaganda

During World War I, Germany had only 25 of its vaunted submarines sailing at any one time.

We are governed by information and our belief in and acceptance of that information. Transparent, verified information and knowledge bridges are the most important tools available to us today.

Social media was initially created to communicate and then became a tool to propagate.

Propagandists reveal themselves through their use of tricks such as "name-calling", employing "glittering generalities", "plain folks" identifications, "card stacking", "bandwagon" devices, and so on. Such devices could be identified easily in many religious and political speeches, even in academic lectures, and this approach to propaganda analysis led to a kind of witch-hunt for propagandists.

Beware of "don'ts", "thou shalt" and the like. These are signals of programming attempts at your brain.

By the same token, people today are resistant to the notion that by sharing dubious stories on Facebook, they're furthering the goals of a foreign adversary. Many people, in fact seem to resent the suggestion because of the intimation that they're gullible, easily tricked, or consciously aligned politically with that foreign adversary, even if none of those things are true.

The worst kind of losers are those who silently scavenge for your past mistakes and present them to the public as latest news.

What I would like to know, and I haven't seen it yet, is when the indoctrination of left-wing journalists begins by mainstream media outlets? I mean, does it start at journalism school, do they have to declare their political views before they sign their employment contracts?Now that everyone knows mainstream media has become political advertising, perhaps it is time for journalists to be subject to a book of ENFORCEABLE rules of ethics, just like ALL other professionals.

Privilege is when you contribute to the oppression of others and then claim that you are the one being discriminated against.