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My treats are not propaganda! (vegantheoryclub.org)

submitted 3 months ago by hamid@vegantheoryclub.org to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[-] M68040@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago

‘00s pop culture fucking sucked

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[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

Is it any wonder I tend to gravitate to video games where the main character is stranded alone somewhere. Subnautica, Satisfactory, Factorio, Antichamber...

[-] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

should have replaced CSI NY with Blue Bloods, same message, same city.

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[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

I would say we peaked copaganda when Sonic 3 had the GUN general guy be a good guy. GUN was never Sonic's friend. They didnt even play City Escape in that movie. 5/10.

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[-] FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyz 7 points 3 months ago

downvote disabled instances be like

[-] hyacin@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago

I have a Flag Smashers shirt... go figure, they speak to me.

I was putting it on a couple days ago and I paused and thought about it, and suddenly realized the immensity of the propaganda - the great Captain America destroying the evil socialists who think resources should be shared by everyone, and that nationalism is a barrier to truly having 'one human family'.

Blew my mind it took me this long. Also made me wonder if they were dug up from long ago comics when America was openly and blatantly monitoring and persecuting socialists and communists (specifically picturing the scenarios and time illustrated in Oppenheimer). Haven't had a chance to dig in to that part yet, but I will right now!

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[-] CyberMonkey404@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

Needs NCIS

[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

You forgot ncis

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

Everything is propaganda if it changes your view of something

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago

Doesn't even need to change your mind.

[-] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 months ago

Pretty much spot on, though that is the exact point of these kinds of shows.

It was part of a wave of shows launched to counter the media perception of incompetence in law enforcement/prosecution. They pushed a bunch of dangerously misleading (or even outright fake) claims such as the reliability and accuracy of forensic evidence which has been later used in actual court cases to imprison innocent people.

As always, Citations needed has done a brilliant job on this kind of stuff that's worth a listen.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Gmg1b4MSELodxHnHTQoAC