Propaganda Effectiveness

Comments discuss how propaganda effectively shapes public opinion and beliefs, often attributing persistent misconceptions to media manipulation and referencing works like 'Manufacturing Consent'. The cluster highlights propaganda's success in democracies, governments, and news outlets.

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Sample Comments

hulitu Apr 19, 2021 View on HN

Because that's how propaganda works.

namelezz Sep 17, 2013 View on HN

How to effectively spread propaganda?

rado Jun 10, 2020 View on HN

Because it's propaganda, manufacturing consent.

rhizome31 Feb 26, 2022 View on HN

Because of propaganda. Time to (re)read Manufacturing Consent.

001sky Nov 18, 2014 View on HN

This is common strategy in propoganda.

dml2135 Feb 7, 2025 View on HN

People eat up propaganda, that's how.

ajsnigrutin Dec 30, 2023 View on HN

With enough propaganda, people actually believe stuff like this.

tharmas Jan 21, 2025 View on HN

It shows that propaganda works.Its a classic case of "don't confuse me with the facts my mind's made up."The lame stream media are just a propaganda arm of western governments. And its remarkably effective.Just to be clear, I concur with your arguments.

nielsbot Oct 12, 2021 View on HN

I'd argue it's because propaganda works.

sitkack Nov 19, 2024 View on HN

This is how propaganda works, you don't spread falsities and untruths, but change the mix of what signals get amplified.