• weariedfae@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Man I’m a progressive and even I can tell this is propaganda.

    Also, missed a bunch of presidents? Bush 1 after Reagan. Lyndon B, Nixon, Ford and CARTER between Kennedy and Reagan.

    I obviously agree with the overall message (that “both sides” is and always has been bullshit) but c’mon man.

    Edit: like, you could put the actual campaign goals and summarized impacts and then it would be a real infographic. Like “passed tax cuts for top _% of income earning Americans” “repealed gun laws”. It’s still cherry picking and biased but that’s what moves something like this out of the realm of propaganda and into I dunno…something more like biased news? Bias isn’t inherently bad, obviously when you’re trying to have an argument you have a side and an agenda.

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      7 months ago

      political memes are propaganda. all of them. always have been always will.

      there are no exceptions, only examples which oppress and exploit more or less.

      something this sublemmy needs to get into its head.

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      Man I’m a progressive and even I can tell this is propaganda.

      Aw man, you saw right through it!

      I was told you progressives were smart but you caught this propaganda in no time! And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling progressives!!

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        7 months ago

        Ok how else would you word that I’m on the political “side” of the meme and still call it out for being kinda shitty by misrepresenting the ‘other side’ in a way that undermines the credibility of the message?

        I did not expect this to blow up and made an offhand criticism that used a cliche literary device before heading out for the day. I apologize for getting tripped up when information is misleading or inaccurate, it’s a condition, and obviously I am long overdue at the gulag

        Y’all take stuff way too seriously on the Internet.

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      7 months ago

      Edit: like, you could put the actual campaign goals and summarized impacts and then it would be a real infographic.

      The point of a meme is to be short and punchy, not academic.

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        7 months ago

        This like watching the trope of “Republicans are evil, and Democrats can’t govern” play out in realtime.

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          7 months ago

          Yes, yes, I’m well aware of the position of your kind. “Only memes that agree with me or empower fascism are allowed.”