Brainwashed by the Media

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   Chloe Kessler

   sri, 02/16/2022 - 01:06

   Chloe Kessler

   After rating this propaganda example I saw that 80% of individuals also rated this as entirely "harmful." While looking at the rest of the results, I noticed that 20% rated this next to entirely "harmful" therefore our results were all similar. I rated this example of propaganda as harmful because it is undermining so many individuals' viewpoints and personal opinions. There is so much wrong with this mainly due to the fact that it is negatively targeting anyone who is essentially liberal or has any liberal views. Anyone who wears a mask, supports or watches CNN, is apart of the LGBTQ community, goes on social media websites, etc. are all considered to be "brainwashed." I felt as though that this was too personal and contradictory because it's not really giving us anything that is meaningful or relevant. Anyone's personal views are to each their own, however the second you assume that someone is brainwashed and that you are targeting their views is where we should draw the line. I agree that everyone should be able to have their own personal opinion, but I'm not sure how effective this message is. To me, it did not get any point across nor did it teach me something new that I might not have otherwise known already. In my opinion, this example of propaganda is proof that some propaganda should not be posted nor should it be recognized. While propaganda is inevitable and everywhere, I think the least that we can do is sit down to have uncomfortable conversations that we might not want to have. Although it is not what we want to be doing, I think sitting down and talking about this is much more effective than bashing someone for their own views or opinions online.

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   Devin Cabral

   sri, 02/16/2022 - 01:11

   Devin Cabral

   I rated this post as harmful because its attacking certain groups of people and making them look like they are brainwashed. 83% of people agreed with my rating. Whats important here is that we know its harmful. This example shows how harmful propaganda is everywhere

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