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Re: debates (was: John Leo's opinion of "The West Wing")
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Sun, 6 Oct 2002 18:48:28 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> But also believing that what you see on a soap is litterally true...so much so
> that you write in to the fictional characters is pretty extreme. I'm sure that
> lots of (all?) people are successfully propagandized to varying lesser extents.
> How much of it is good?
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> I like to have my horizons broadened with new ideas, and TV can be as good as
> anything for that, but what's the difference between exposure to new ideas and
> propaganda? Is it just intent, or a matter of degree?
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> Chris
I think the bigger question is: What isn't propagandized? Isn't all
advertising propaganda? Isn't every book propaganda? Every medium's main
purpose is to promote its ideas. Isn't the very promotion of ideas propaganda?
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