What is propaganda really?
Channel: Daniel Bryant
Date: 2022-03-15

We're all aware that we're awash in propaganda right now, especially as this is being published during the early parts of the Russia-Ukraine war, but what is propaganda really? Is it just lies that a country tells or is it something more?  

Links for this episode:

The earliest known science fiction story, which was written to make fun of people's lies:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBpDdlirzH0

Some articles about Russia's propaganda in the US:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/sep/01/facebook-russia-internet-research-agency-fake-news

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/russia-troll-farm/553616/

A podcast that I highly recommend listening to about learning to decrypt propaganda.  He's a money guy and therefore talking about it it terms of what it means for finances, but the principles apply to all of your life:
https://www.wealthsteading.com/8-2/