Secondly, propaganda never presents an issue in a clear and unbiased manner. Propaganda, can be defined as a type of persuasion tactic which displays 3 general characteristics:įirstly, propaganda is deliberately made by an individual or group of individuals, called the propagandist, for the purpose of manipulating individuals into adopting certain ideas and behaviors which the propagandist believes will assist them in the attainment of a goal. It should be noted that we will draw largely from the classic work by Jacques Ellul, Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes. The purpose of this lecture is to examine propaganda and communicate information which will hopefully enable individuals to arm themselves against the dangerous effects of propaganda. Some of which is used for the purpose of manipulating us into thinking and acting in ways which only further the interests of small minorities. In this day and age we are exposed to enormous amounts of propaganda.
They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets.
“If those in charge of our society – politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. The American historian Howard Zinn wrote: The following is a transcript of this video.
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