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**Fiipolera** · 09-04-2012, 03:22 AM

Yeah the word propaganda used to just mean dissemination of knowledge or information, it only got the negative connotation associated with it after WWI I think. Americans wanted to stay out of the war (WWI), they did not want to involve themselves in foreign wars (imagine if they were still like that). The American government employed a guy called Edward Bernays (the nephew of Sigmund Freud) to use Propaganda to make Americans feel that joining the European war was a good thing. He obviously succeeded and many Americans lost their lives.

That's true. and the greatest use of propaganda occurs during wartime. At such times, government propaganda campaigns urge people to save resources, volunteer for military service, support the war effort, and make sacrifices necessary for victory. Psychological warfare is a type of propaganda that aims to weaken the enemy's will to fight or belief in their government. A related technique, called brainwashing, is used against prisoners. It combines political propaganda with harsh treatment to reduce a prisoner's resistance.

Much wartime propaganda is called covert (secret) propaganda because it comes from hidden sources. For example, a propagandist might try to discourage enemy troops by sending them counterfeit newspapers reporting huge losses among their forces. Some covert propaganda is spread by people in a country who secretly support
its enemies. A group of such people is called a fifth column. The opposite of covert propaganda is called overt (open) propaganda, which comes from known sources.

The current Syria situation is a good example of propaganda...btn Friends of Israel (Saudis, TUrks & Qataris who have the BBC and all other major media outlets ) telling us one side of the story

I suggest you read this book:

09-04-2012, 03:22 AM	#4
Fiipolera Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	Yeah the word propaganda used to just mean dissemination of knowledge or information, it only got the negative connotation associated with it after WWI I think. Americans wanted to stay out of the war (WWI), they did not want to involve themselves in foreign wars (imagine if they were still like that). The American government employed a guy called Edward Bernays (the nephew of Sigmund Freud) to use Propaganda to make Americans feel that joining the European war was a good thing. He obviously succeeded and many Americans lost their lives. That's true. and the greatest use of propaganda occurs during wartime. At such times, government propaganda campaigns urge people to save resources, volunteer for military service, support the war effort, and make sacrifices necessary for victory. Psychological warfare is a type of propaganda that aims to weaken the enemy's will to fight or belief in their government. A related technique, called brainwashing, is used against prisoners. It combines political propaganda with harsh treatment to reduce a prisoner's resistance. Much wartime propaganda is called covert (secret) propaganda because it comes from hidden sources. For example, a propagandist might try to discourage enemy troops by sending them counterfeit newspapers reporting huge losses among their forces. Some covert propaganda is spread by people in a country who secretly support its enemies. A group of such people is called a fifth column. The opposite of covert propaganda is called overt (open) propaganda, which comes from known sources. The current Syria situation is a good example of propaganda...btn Friends of Israel (Saudis, TUrks & Qataris who have the BBC and all other major media outlets ) telling us one side of the story I suggest you read this book:
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