Propaganda

In 2011, propaganda still exisits. Even though it may not seem as extreme as was in the past, it most deifintely still exists. It is seen in political, religous and social situations.  The propaganda of the past was often seen as a way to entice people into following the beliefs of certain groups. It was a way to make people think a certain person, group or idea was correct.  Today propaganda is not always as obvious as it was in the past. Propaganda in current times is often played out through the social media that exists today. Social networking sites such as Facebook encourage people to support causes. There are many Facebook pages encouraging people to support various causes such as cancer research, fundraising events, etc.  As recently as Januaury of this year, Facebook was the propaganda media source for the events that took place in Egypt.  The people of Egypt organized through Facebook and coordinated demonstrations in protest of the current government.  The propaganda displayed on the Facebook page encouraged people to participate in the demonstrations and the end result was resignation of the President of that country.  Various religious groups are also currently using propaganda to encourage people to continue participation in their group or to join their religious groups.  The propaganda is shown through the television ads as well as newsprint ads for these religious groups.  Propaganda most definitely is still in existance today and I imagine it will always be!