The Atlantic Is A Shitty Propaganda Rag Run By Elitist Wankers

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[–]jet199 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I'd say that propaganda/PR is not just pushing a certain viewpoint or even lying. It is using psychological techniques from Freudian theory to manipulate the way people see things.

Propaganda is a modern phenomenon with a specific cultural origin. Widening the definition makes it harder to call out.

See The Century of the Self by Adam Curtis. https://youtu.be/DnPmg0R1M04

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Part of the opinion expressed in my comment comes from watching The Century of Self more than once. It is Freud's nephew Edward Barneys that sticks out the most about watching BBC's four hour documentary.