frozenman on 13/4/2001 at 21:16
I just noticed -- in the naval base when you are wandering the corridors, i saw a poster on one of the walls. I recognized this poster because i was doing a project for English about propaganda -- specifically, American propaganda. Anywhoo -- the poster of a navy guy reloading a huge cannon -- accompanied by some slogan that i already forgot -- and "JOIN THE NAVY" is a real piece of propaganda. It may be from WW2 -- but it's real.
Talk about immersive.
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PCommish on 14/4/2001 at 02:44
I wouldn't call that propaganda necessarily. It's just a recruitment ad. They need recruits so they advertise like any business would.
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frozenman on 14/4/2001 at 04:10
But it's also making the navy guy look all brave and like he's god's warrior by loading the guns. And one of the goals of Propaganda is to encourage participation.
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PCommish on 17/4/2001 at 03:10
It's an advertisement. Propaganda is meant to get spread an ideology. It's no more propaganda than any other bulletin, poster, or billboard. They all try to make whatever they are selling look good. That's the point. Propaganda is more devious in my opinion than a simple Join the Navy poster.
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JIK on 17/4/2001 at 20:55
In day of defeat(a mod for half-life), there are real german propaganda posters on walls.
