Thursday, August 28, 2008
Propaganda
As we in GPHIL talk about propaganda we can look at a great example, the presidential election. The Democratic National Convention is receiving huge press. Democratic nominee Obama has become a celebrity. He has used propaganda in an excellent way to excel his message of "change". I am not an Obama supporter but I am impressed at his media coverage and celebrity friends. He uses his message to directly challenge McCain. "Change" is not necessary going to happen fast, after all there is a system and a huge congress where you need hundreds of men to agree before something is passed. Nevertheless Obama has ridden this phrase all the way and hopes it takes him to the White House. Sometimes standing opposite of all your competitors can make you popular....
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In the original sense of 'propaganda,' it is simply propagating or disseminating one's views to others. In the negative sense, propaganda is a process of manipulating what people think, often by subversive or deceitful means. In what sense of propaganda do you think Obama and McCain are spreading information about themselves and each other? Negative campaign ads, for example. . . .
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