There is an old joke about how incredibly good American propaganda was. What we are seeing now is more of a breakdown shift in the propaganda machine. It is becoming less about forming a universal belief. They have realized this is no longer possible. So, it’s not about hiding the lies. It’s about preventing the most people from seeing the truth.
Anyway, here is the joke.
A KGB spy and a CIA agent meet up in a bar for a friendly drink
"I have to admit, I’m always so impressed by Soviet propaganda.
You really know how to get people worked up," the CIA agent says.
“Thank you,” the KGB says. "We do our best but truly, it’s nothing compared to American propaganda.
Your people believe everything your state media tells them."
The CIA agent drops his drink in shock and disgust. "Thank you friend, but you must be confused…
Yes, they literally explicitly said this. There also wasnt even “Chinese propaganda”, the just didn’t care to censor pro-palestine content and that’s unacceptable to the US.
There absolutely was loads of Chinese propaganda. That you think there wasn’t is evidence that it worked too. Tiktok was a major win for China in PR and soft power.
So the reason why Tik Tok was not allowed to run as a Chinese company, was not to prevent Chinese propaganda but to allow for US propaganda
Yes, that is literally the point.
Same reason grok is allowed to generate CSAM but not unflattering images of Trump.
There is an old joke about how incredibly good American propaganda was. What we are seeing now is more of a
breakdownshift in the propaganda machine. It is becoming less about forming a universal belief. They have realized this is no longer possible. So, it’s not about hiding the lies. It’s about preventing the most people from seeing the truth.Anyway, here is the joke.
A KGB spy and a CIA agent meet up in a bar for a friendly drink
"I have to admit, I’m always so impressed by Soviet propaganda.
You really know how to get people worked up," the CIA agent says.
“Thank you,” the KGB says. "We do our best but truly, it’s nothing compared to American propaganda.
Your people believe everything your state media tells them."
The CIA agent drops his drink in shock and disgust. "Thank you friend, but you must be confused…
There’s no propaganda in America."
Yes, they literally explicitly said this. There also wasnt even “Chinese propaganda”, the just didn’t care to censor pro-palestine content and that’s unacceptable to the US.
There absolutely was loads of Chinese propaganda. That you think there wasn’t is evidence that it worked too. Tiktok was a major win for China in PR and soft power.