nothingness@lemmy.world to World Politics@lemmy.world · 9 months agoLavrov cites Israeli occupation of Golan Heights to expose US hypocrisywww.middleeastmonitor.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down17
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minus-squareawwwyissss@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoThat’s not really how propaganda works. The core of propaganda is truth, but it’s carefully selected to promote a specific agenda. So, Lavrov isn’t going around lying, he’s using selective truths to develop and support a false narrative.
minus-squarenothingness@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoAgreed. But one should apply the same reasoning to the European and US politicians as one tries to point it out in Lavrov. Do you do it?
That’s not really how propaganda works. The core of propaganda is truth, but it’s carefully selected to promote a specific agenda.
So, Lavrov isn’t going around lying, he’s using selective truths to develop and support a false narrative.
Agreed. But one should apply the same reasoning to the European and US politicians as one tries to point it out in Lavrov. Do you do it?