I'm going to start a discussion based on this quotation in your sig.
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
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Can you think of examples of factual propaganda?
A quotation copied from the sig of JPP poster, "Into the Night."
"Propaganda can also be factual." --Flash
@Into the Night
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I thought you might be interested in reading this web page:
https://www.justplainpolitics.com/s...xamples-of-factual-propaganda&referrerid=8579
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Drummie123
Not my quote. That one came from Flash. Ask him to explain it.
Propaganda, by it's nature, is a lie. It may or may not also be considered a fact by some.
Flash is trying to use the word 'fact' as a 'proof' or 'Universal Truth'. A fact is neither.
A fact is simply an assumed predicate. We use them to shorten our conversations, much like a pronoun. We don't have to give the predicate each time if it's already been agreed upon in the conversation. The instant one challenges that predicate, it is no longer a fact. It becomes an argument.
Example: It's a fact that Hobbits have hairy toes, assuming you and I both agree on this predicate by using Tolkien's descriptions of hobbits.
If you do not agree that Hobbits have hairy toes, then it's no longer a fact. It's an argument.
Thus, facts are not a proof, and facts are not a Universal Truth. Flash is using this word as both.
Another example: You and I can accept that Trump made a wonderful president. That is a fact between us. That is not accepted, however, by all. It is not a fact in a conversation with them. It's an argument.
I make fun of Flash's quote because he is actually trying to say that propaganda is in and of itself a proof or a universal truth.