{"id":136522,"date":"2018-05-22T19:02:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T01:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=136522"},"modified":"2018-05-27T00:28:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-27T06:28:55","slug":"propaganda-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2018\/05\/22\/propaganda-101.html","title":{"rendered":"Propaganda 101"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article hits on two levels: the first, countering defenses of the mass shooting of Palestinian protesters by IDF troops a few weeks back; the second, an examination of how propaganda and monstrously crafted arguments to defend monstrous acts can be so effective.<\/p>\n

Worth a read, in particular for the latter part, as that applies to so much we see around us.<\/p>\n


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This article hits on two levels: the first, countering defenses of the mass shooting of Palestinian protesters by IDF troops a few weeks back; the second, an examination of how propaganda and monstrously crafted arguments to defend monstrous acts can be so effective. 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