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not sure that's a helpful addition
I hate to take this to a ridiculous point, but if every one accuses every one else of using [[propaganda]], then who is actually using [[propaganda]]?
These are serious questions. May be I do not understand the term well enough.
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The above stated question, <i>"if every one accuses every one else..."</i> is focused right at the core of these issues of veracity, trust, integrity, and more. Political discourse in the U.S. isn't even discourse any more; it is two different camps on opposite sides of a vast chasm, slinging slurs and unsubstantiated allegations at each other. That's why I brought in the topic of [[partisan]], particularly its definition of being contrary to the promotion of productive, rational, honest, public discourse.
The prevaling attitude of "we want power at any cost" is typical of [[Bush regime|the last four years in Washington]], D.C. There is a LOT of spending ("at any cost"); there are ethics challenges ([[Tom DeLay]]) which are met with rules to disregard ethics standards; the Senate passes [[Conference committee|bills which nobody has read]], and which contain [[The Homeland and Lilly Protection Act|provisions for which nobody will take responsibilty]]; the House will blatantly break its own rules in order to [[Medicare Prescription Drug Bill Vote Scandal, 2003|badger its members into conforming to the party line]] on votes. It's not "government" by the kindest of definitions; certainly not "democracy". '''It is [[partisan]].''' It is a disgrace.
<br>--[[User:Maynard|Maynard]] 22:20, 21 Dec 2004 (EST)
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I'm not sure that the addition of "But beware of deliberately placed lies that are repeated with the hope that people will believe it if it is repeated often enough" in the "Recognizing Propaganda" is really all that helpful. It pre-supposes that media viewers / readers recognise it as a lie when the section is about spotting plausible information designed to deceive.--[[User:Bob Burton|Bob Burton]] 04:47, 24 Oct 2005 (EDT)
