| Coleah 2006-05-08, 11:27 am |
| Propaganda is:
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/propaganda?view=uk
. noun information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to
promote a political cause or point of view.
- ORIGIN originally denoting a committee of Roman Catholic cardinals
responsible for foreign missions: from Latin congregatio de propaganda fide
'congregation for propagation of the faith'
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http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictiona...y&va=propaganda
2 : the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping
or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person
3 : ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause
or to damage an opposing cause; also : a public action having such an effect
"vernon" <there@there> wrote in message
news:445f1510$0$5588$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshosting.com...
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> O.K. so you have an English deficiency and no dictionary. Propaganda is
not
> a synonym for lie. ALL advertisement is Propaganda. ALL ads for
> Universities (why you should go there) is propaganda. ALL political
> statements are propaganda.
> Your continual harping is an example of propaganda = lies told over and
> over, rather than truth told over and over..
>
> "Kathleen" <kmdickson0308@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1147046921.190951.191090@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
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