It is well known that in war the first casualty is truth - that during any war truth is forsaken for propaganda.
One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.
The American fascists are most easily recognized by their deliberate perversion of truth and fact. Their newspapers and propaganda carefully cultivate every fissure of disunity every crack in the common front against fascism.
To a considerable extent we are faced by a technology arms race with terrorists. The communications revolution has made it easier for terrorist groups to reach out to vulnerable individuals with their violent extremist ideology and propaganda. It has also facilitated fundraising recruitment and training.
As a teacher as a propagandist Mr. Shaw is no good at all even in his own generation. But as a personality he is immortal.
But Big Oil and Big Coal have always been as skilled at propaganda as they are at mining and drilling. Like the tobacco industry before them their success depends on keeping Americans stupid.
Strength was the virtue of paganism obedience is the virtue of Christianity.
The virtue of paganism was strength the virtue of Christianity is obedience.
Propaganda in the ordinary sense of the term plays a less important part in a consumer society where people greet all official pronouncements with suspicion.
I've found a more personal pagan kind of religion to satisfy the spiritual side of things.