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A very sensible response. I don't know if it is hypocrisy so much as it is self-righteousness, but nevertheless agree in spirit. America hasn't had a real foreign policy since maybe Clinton's presidency. Without consistency, lies or apparent lies are more plentiful in number.
I think you overestimate the value of propaganda. It is usually the spark that lights the tinder. It appeals to conceptions or misconceptions already present in the population and propels them to action or accepting the inevitability of action upon them.
And I suppose I do not see propaganda as you do at the moment to increase recruitment rates. The latest military ad campaign appears to focus on the less-violent aspects of the military "I WANT TO BE A GRAPHIC DESIGNER, SIR!"
Again, I'm splitting hairs. You're right, it isn't necessarily deceit, and that is what I wanted to know.
One final disagreement (that appears to be all I'm good for at the moment): sometimes doing nothing does help. It just has to be doing nothing with purpose if that makes any sense.
I think you overestimate the value of propaganda. It is usually the spark that lights the tinder. It appeals to conceptions or misconceptions already present in the population and propels them to action or accepting the inevitability of action upon them.
And I suppose I do not see propaganda as you do at the moment to increase recruitment rates. The latest military ad campaign appears to focus on the less-violent aspects of the military "I WANT TO BE A GRAPHIC DESIGNER, SIR!"
Again, I'm splitting hairs. You're right, it isn't necessarily deceit, and that is what I wanted to know.
One final disagreement (that appears to be all I'm good for at the moment): sometimes doing nothing does help. It just has to be doing nothing with purpose if that makes any sense.
I don't know if I overstimate the power of propaganda. Just because it is aimed at other areas of the military it doesn't mean it isn't working. I believe that propaganda is usually aimed at the most needed areas of support. Military force isn't needed right now as it was in World War II, so there's no need to recruit a whole bunch of people for that area. This is my perception. I know propaganda doesn't dictate everything, but I do believe is a very powerful tool.