The Role Of Propaganda In World War II

What is propaganda? Propaganda is defined as information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. Some examples of propaganda would be informed through the news, radio, television and on posters. Propaganda in WWII mainly revolved around speeches and posters, whereas today it is more around television programs and the news. Throughout this essay, we will explain and analyze the three perspectives given, the writer will state and explain his/her perspective and finally, the writer will evaluate the relationship between the given perspectives and the writer’s perspective. When analyzing and evaluating the given perspectives, we see that perspectives one and two
The given perspectives are more focused on WWII, while the writer’s perspective is based on the more modern day. The writer feels that propaganda should be used more for greatness rather than trying to spread around evil. The given perspectives are exactly opposite and believe that it should be used to rally people around anything in the social aspect whether it be positive or negative. However, the given perspectives and the writer's perspective are similar because both of them say how propaganda is influential on a person. In addition, they both say how it can change a person’s beliefs or values based on what someone may say or do.
In conclusion, the given perspectives say how it was used in WWII and the writer’s perspective says how it is used in modern day. In today’s world, propaganda is hardly used unless there are bountiful facts to back the claims up. There are so many sources for people to use to make sure that what someone is saying is actually true. Thomas Sowell once said, “If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand that difference, and choose their news sources