Western spy: I have to admit, we do good work, but your propaganda is great. Hats off. Eastern spy: Oh, no, no, we're always struggling to keep up with the level and intensity of your propaganda, ours is simply child's play in comparison. Western spy (confused look): Our propaganda?

[–] narF@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not even coming from the government. We make our own propaganda ourselves without even realizing!

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A lot of it does come from the government initially, but then people reproduce it unconsciously all on their own.

[–] narF@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I meant more like movies, Tv and medias. In particular those that aren't paid by the state. They are paid by rich capitalists and therefore share their ideology.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Sure, and the state itself ultimately represents the class that holds power, so both private and public sector media tends to paint a similar narrative.