Language In Uniform: A Reader on Propaganda .
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:52:36
Category: / Social Sciences / Education
Length: 9 pages (2458 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Education
Length: 9 pages (2458 words)
We are living in an age of propaganda. One cannot live a day of their lives without being exposed to some form of propaganda in some facet of the media. However, one must remember that propaganda isn't always a negative thing. As William Hummel states in The Analysis of Propaganda, "Propaganda is a word of evil connotation" (Hummel 1). It is our duty to denounce such a connotation in order to gain a proper understanding of …
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…upon.
As a supporter of the ACLU, I agree with everything said in this statement. Regardless if one supports a writer's position or not, no one has the authority to censor such a position. Yes, words and ideas can be dangerous. But the suppression of words and ideas is even more dangerous. "The suppression of ideas is fatal to a democratic society. Freedom itself is a dangerous way of life, but it is ours" (ALA 139).
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