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**SannyGlow** · 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.

Try reading some history be fore you post next time.

American's were overwhelmingly against being entangled in another European war. And Edward Bernay's failed use of propaganda techniques did nothing to change American attitudes on this issue.

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor is what made the American people want to enter the war. But only against Japan.

Hitler stupidly declared war against the U.S. a couple of days after the Japanese attack in an effort to back his pacific ally.

Thus it was Hitler who pulled America into fighting in Europe during WWII not propaganda.

09-04-2012, 03:22 AM	#5
SannyGlow Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 598 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. Try reading some history be fore you post next time. American's were overwhelmingly against being entangled in another European war. And Edward Bernay's failed use of propaganda techniques did nothing to change American attitudes on this issue. Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor is what made the American people want to enter the war. But only against Japan. Hitler stupidly declared war against the U.S. a couple of days after the Japanese attack in an effort to back his pacific ally. Thus it was Hitler who pulled America into fighting in Europe during WWII not propaganda.
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