Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 03:26 PM, Martin Howard wrote: > My on-line dictionary (American Heritage through Sherlock in OS X.2) > defines the following terms: > > Propaganda, (n): 1. The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause > or of information reflecting the views and interests of those > advocating such a doctrine or cause. 2. Material disseminated by the > advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause: wartime propaganda. Isn't this a fairly new definition? I've always believed that propaganda originated as a fairly value-neutral term - but after World War II, with the Nazi reliance on a Minister OF Propaganda, we began associating it with a negative connotation. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html