"A lie can travel half the world while the truth takes its place." - Assigned to MARK TWAIN.
"Wretched Jew!" replied the professor, beating his seven year old student. Then he invited the class to come over and spit in his face.
The teacher and the student, his nephew, knew very well that the boy and his parents were not of Jewish origin. Nor were they Jews by faith. Instead, they were Jehovah's Witnesses. The teacher took advantage of the prevailing prejudices against Jews and encouraged the student to hate. The priest told the teacher and the class for years that Jehovah's Witnesses were despicable. The boy's parents were called communists and agents of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Then the boy's classmates came by and wanted to spit in the face of a "wretched Jew".
This boy survived to tell his story. The same did not apply to six million Jews who lived in Germany and neighboring countries for around 60 years. The cruel propaganda helped end the lives of Jews in the Nazis' gas chambers and concentration camps. The widespread, profound, undeniable and virulent anti-Semitism resulted in many viewing Jews as enemies whose extermination was not only necessary but just. In this case, propaganda turned out to be a weapon of mass destruction.
Yes, the advertisement can be openly displayed with hate emblems such as the swastika or subtly telling a bad joke. His persuasion techniques are regularly used by dictators, politicians, clergymen, advertisers, traders, journalists, radio and television personalities, advertisers, and anyone else interested in influencing thinking and behavior. .
Obviously, promotional messages can be used to achieve positive social goals, such as in campaigns to reduce driving difficulties. However, advertising can also be used to promote hatred against ethnic or religious minorities or to encourage people to buy cigarettes. "Every day we are bombarded with one convincing communication after another," say researchers Anthony Pratkanis and Elliot Aronson. “These calls are convincing not by exchanging arguments and debates, but by manipulating symbols and our most basic human emotions. For better or for worse, our era is an era of propaganda. ""
How has advertising been used to influence human thought and action over the centuries? What can you do to protect yourself from dangerous advertising? Is there a reliable source of information?
In my country we know what is propaganda