the-pi-guy said:
How do you people think propaganda works? By this logic, there shouldn't be a such thing as propaganda whatsoever. Yet history, psychology, etc clearly show otherwise. |
Propaganda I equate far more to media - news outlets, editorials, etc. You can make the argument that there is propaganda in art and entertainment, but these fields have the burden of actually having to have some merit or value in order to succeed and be popular. They have to be compelling on some level or people won't pay them any mind and they'll wither away. If their messages are weak, stupid, shallow, or otherwise hold no water, 95% of the time they will never gain traction anyway. This is why the free market is so important. Not just a free market of business but also of ideas. And as is true in the business world, the best will rise while the weakest will fall.
Anyone who is influenced by art/entertainment to the extent that they commit a crime or even do bad in society were ALREADY screwed up on some level and were a ticking time bomb anyway. You'll never convince me that any source of art/entertainment is the cause for any real ills in society (other than reality/trash TV perhaps making people dumber lol).
Art is usually a reflection of society. Not the other way around.
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