11 Mar 10
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI'm sorry, what? A series of propaganda posters and a propaganda series of posters entails exactly the same thing. The latter just being more awkward to say.
Yes, series of propaganda posters. Each poster was propaganda; thats why there was a series of them, not a propaganda series of posters. Your English grammar sucks balls.
1) Government has an aim, it produces many posters, used as propaganda, in pursuit of that goal.
2) Government has an aim, it produces much propaganda, in the form of posters, which it uses in pursuit of that goal.
What's the difference?
Besides, neither of these is equivalent to a single film stating a political opinon. The process of making the film is not equivalent to a propagnda pipeline, it is a production pipeline for making a film and exists irrelevant of the writer or director's political stance.
11 Mar 10
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Originally posted by AThousandYoungBy calling me a douchebag? LOL! I guess you should try harder next time. As for my supposed insult, I just told you to not be stupid. It's a shame you didn't follow my advice.
And I pointed out that I liked the opinions of Yankee Doodle Dandy. Your insults are making you look like an idiot. You might want to desist. I can troll too, but I've been trying to treat you with more respect than that.
12 Mar 10
Originally posted by SeitseRight, that's why a Chinese village renamed itself after the movie and Palestinians are dressing up like smurfs.
Gee, by the passions unleashed in this thread, I can really tell
Avatar is really agitating the masses with its revolutionary message.
It's just, like, like Van Damme movies. Pure awesomeness!
12 Mar 10
Originally posted by StarrmanYour assertions that the English grammar can be ignored lack any kind of support.
I'm sorry, what? A series of propaganda posters and a propaganda series of posters entails exactly the same thing. The latter just being more awkward to say.
1) Government has an aim, it produces many posters, used as propaganda, in pursuit of that goal.
2) Government has an aim, it produces much propaganda, in the form of posters, which it uses ...[text shortened]... ipeline for making a film and exists irrelevant of the writer or director's political stance.
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Originally posted by StarrmanNeither 1 nor 2 addresses the phrasing "Propaganda posters". It is written similarly to "blue cars". The latter phrase does not mean "a blue group of cars which are not individually blue".
I'm sorry, what? A series of propaganda posters and a propaganda series of posters entails exactly the same thing. The latter just being more awkward to say.
1) Government has an aim, it produces many posters, used as propaganda, in pursuit of that goal.
2) Government has an aim, it produces much propaganda, in the form of posters, which it uses ipeline for making a film and exists irrelevant of the writer or director's political stance.
How about this site?
Propaganda designers know you are on your guard. To get around your guard, they don't put one message into a piece of propaganda - they put lots of messages into each piece!
What is a "piece of propaganda" to you? Is the writer "stupid" for referring to a single object as propaganda?
http://propaganda.mrdonn.org/techniques.html
12 Mar 10
Let's rest for a moment and let cooler heads prevail, shall we?
Propaganda is a term that is malleable, but not to the point of contradiction. It is a corruption/shortening of a Modern Latin title, Congregatio de Propaganda Fide, which was a committee of cardinals established by Gregory XV for the purpose of supervising foreign missions... certainly not pejorative meaning originally.
However, propaganda has come to represent any medium/message which is used to help or hurt the cause of any person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc..
Can a poster from WWII be considered propaganda? Absolutely.
Can a series of posters be considered thusly? Absolutely.
Can a movie be considered propaganda? Absolutely.
Can my "contribution" to this thread be considered thusly? How dare you!
12 Mar 10
Originally posted by FreakyKBH🙂
Let's rest for a moment and let cooler heads prevail, shall we?
Propaganda is a term that is malleable, but not to the point of contradiction. It is a corruption/shortening of a Modern Latin title, Congregatio de Propaganda Fide, which was a committee of cardinals established by Gregory XV for the purpose of supervising foreign missions... certa ...[text shortened]... anda? Absolutely.
Can my "contribution" to this thread be considered thusly? How dare you!
12 Mar 10
Originally posted by AThousandYoungDude, thanks to Van Damme and the inspiration he gave me, I
Right, that's why a Chinese village renamed itself after the movie and Palestinians are dressing up like smurfs.
took on karate and now I am a triple black belt. I can carve a
portrait of Obama on a watermelon just using my awesome
round-kicks.
Do not make fun of the Muscles from Brussels!
12 Mar 10
Originally posted by SeitseYou are TEH MAN!
Dude, thanks to Van Damme and the inspiration he gave me, I
took on karate and now I am a triple black belt. I can carve a
portrait of Obama on a watermelon just using my awesome
round-kicks.
Do not make fun of the Muscles from Brussels!
Another site which refers to a single quote as propaganda:
This is the first of my “Pieces of Propaganda” series, where I examine propaganda from any source and analyze it. To start, I chose an easy one. This is a quote from Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of Billy Graham, interviewed on “The Early Show” on CBS on September 13th, 2001. This quote has been circulated in chain letters by Christians eager to validate each other’s beliefs.
http://francoistremblay.wordpress.com/2006/07/29/piece-of-propaganda-1-ann-graham-lotz/
12 Mar 10
Originally posted by AThousandYoungSeriously, you don't deserve any more. For example, when you start to make sense instead of just blabbing about my proficiency in English (despite being clearly superior to yours).
Compelling argument! I can tell you're clearly a bright one - not stupid at all!
Besides, Starrman had already stated the obvious so I didn't feel compelled to repeat what we wrote.
12 Mar 10
Originally posted by PalynkaYay, I win the thread! XD
Seriously, you don't deserve any more. For example, when you start to make sense instead of just blabbing about my proficiency in English (despite being clearly superior to yours).
Besides, Starrman had already stated the obvious so I didn't feel compelled to repeat what we wrote.