What is PROPAGANDA?

Question

My granpappy told me that it's when a Papa Ganda marries Mama Ganda and they raise a bunch of little guzzlings.

Tim.. German troops did a lot worse than that.

Answer 1

No no no, don't believe any of these people. They're all wrong. Propaganda is when you tie two large pieces of board together with twine, write s a message on the front and back and walk up and down the street shouting the message that you've written (preferably in red) on the boards.

That, my friend, is propaganda of the grandest kind.

Answer 2

It was awfully nice of Smithy to pen you a novel on this topic! Too bad he is completely INSANE and has no idea how to begin to explain propaganda!

But your granpappy was almost not a complete idiot. See, it's Popa Ganda and Moma Ganda - not Papa Ganda and Mama Ganda. But that is a simple mistake that I'm sure Jesus forgave him for.

Answer 3

Main Entry: pro·pa·gan·da
Pronunciation: "prä-p&-'gan-d&, "prO-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Congregatio de propaganda fide Congregation for propagating the faith, organization established by Pope Gregory XV died 1623
1 capitalized : a congregation of the Roman curia having jurisdiction over missionary territories and related institutions
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

Answer 4

In the good ol' days, back in the 50's, poor kids couldn't afford a ticket to the world series so they would take turns propping each other on their shoulders so their friends could have a gander over the fence at what was happening in the outfield. So, it was not unusual for one to ask the other, "hey, gimme a propagander." The word over time lost the "r" at the end, and the "e" was pronounced "uh." I will submit this information to Wikipedia shortly.

Answer 5

No propaganda is using the media to try and slander another side like USA used against Germany during WWII. Like that German troops throw babies out of mother's hands.

Answer 6

Actually, "propaganda" is related to "propagate", which simply means to propound, to distribute. My understanding is that propaganda is mass communication intended to persuade, to present a particular ideology or viewpoint, BUT that ii is not necessarily evil or even false. The word is, of course, often used in connection with efforts at evil mass manipulation, but that is its darkest connotation, not its only connotation.

Answer 7

Propaganda is chiefly derogatory information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Answer 8

Propaganda is the deliberate, systematic attempt to shape perceptions, manipulate cognitions, and direct behavior to achieve a response that furthers the desired intent of the propagandist." Source: Garth S. Jowett and Victoria O'Donnell, Propaganda And Persuasion, 4th edition, 2006.

In 1622, shortly after the start of the Thirty Years' War, Pope Gregory XV founded the Congregatio de Propaganda Fide ("Congregation for Spreading the Faith"), a committee of Cardinals with the duty of overseeing the propagation of Christianity by missionaries sent to Catholic countries. Therefore, the term itself originates with this Byzantine Catholic Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (sacra congregatio christiano nomini propagando or, briefly, propaganda fide), the department of the pontifical administration charged with the spread of Catholicism and with the regulation of ecclesiastical affairs in mission territory, which is how the Vatican referred to non-Catholic territories. The Latin stem propagand- conveys a sense of "that which ought to be spread". Originally the term was not intended to refer to misleading information. The modern sense dates from World War I, when the term evolved to be mainly associated with politics.

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A 1947 comic book published by the Catechetical Guild Educational Society warning of "the dangers of a Communist takeover".Propaganda shares techniques with advertising and public relations. Advertising and public relations can be thought of as propaganda that promotes a commercial product or shapes the perception of an organization, person or brand, though in post-World War II usage the word "propaganda" more typically refers to political or nationalist uses of these techniques or to the promotion of a set of ideas, since the term had gained a pejorative meaning, which commercial and government entities couldn’t accept. The refusal phenomenon was eventually to be seen in politics itself by the substitution of ‘political marketing’ and other designations for ‘political propaganda’.

Propaganda was often used to influence opinions and beliefs on religious issues, particularly during the split between the Catholic Church and the Protestants. Propaganda has become more common in political contexts, in particular to refer to certain efforts sponsored by governments, political groups, but also often covert interests. In the early 20th century the term propaganda was also used by the founders of the nascent public relations industry to describe their activities. This usage died out around the time of World War II, as the industry started to avoid the word, given the pejorative connotation it had acquired.

Literally translated from the Latin gerundive as "things which must be disseminated", in some cultures the term is neutral or even positive, while in others the term has acquired a strong negative connotation. The connotations of the term "propaganda" can also vary over time. For example, in Portuguese and some Spanish language speaking countries, particularly in the Southern Cone, the word "propaganda" usually refers to the most common manipulative media — "advertising".

In English, "propaganda" was originally a neutral term used to describe the dissemination of information in favor of any given cause. During the 20th century, however, the term acquired a thoroughly negative meaning in western countries, representing the intentional dissemination of often false, but certainly "compelling" claims to support or justify political actions or ideologies. This redefinition arose because both the Soviet Union and Germany's government under Hitler admitted explicitly to using propaganda favoring, respectively, communism and fascism, in all forms of public expression. As these ideologies were antipathetic to liberal western societies, the negative feelings toward them came to be projected into the word "propaganda" itself.

Answer 9

It means "propably ganza" if your not sure if these confiscated items are A: pharmaceutical or B: natural Drugs. right?

Answer 10

Pretty much anything out of Bush or Cheney's mouths!!!!