On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:50:07 +0000, Paul Hyett wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 at 22:55:55, Norbert Liecfeldt
> wrote in uk.legal :
>>>
>>> > http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/press/euromyths/index_en.htm is an
>>> > interesting resource for such stories.
>>>
>>> Its a propoganda resource.
>>
>>"Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the
>>opinions or behavior of large numbers of people. Instead of impartially
>>providing information, propaganda in its most basic sense presents
>>information in order to influence its audience. The most effective
>>propaganda is often completely truthful, but presents facts selectively
>>to encourage a particular synthesis, or gives loaded messages in order
>>to produce an emotional rather than rational response to the information
>>presented. The desired result is a change of the cognitive narrative of
>>the subject in the target audience."
>>
>>Sounds like a perfect definition of the behaviour of anti-EU papers,
>>mostly run by Murdoch.
>
> But surely *something* is need to balance the pre-EU propaganda coming
> from most mainstream politicians?
What's this pro-EU propaganda from "most main-stream politicians"? The
general assumption (other than Lib Dems) seems to be it's a necessary
evil and better to be in because the UK can't afford to be on the outside
looking in. That doesn't sound like pro-EU propaganda to me. |