- 18 Aug 2012 18:35
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For those in marketing:
What are the similarities and dissimilarities between marketing and propaganda? Can the undefendable (or rather the very unpopular) be defended?
During apartheid, I think there was a report done by office in charge of propaganda (I can't remember exactly the name), but basically the South African gov more or less gave up defending apartheid in the international sphere. They would have limited advertising done instead such as in specialized magazines and small publications.
Now, I am not a huge fan of apartheid, but had I been the South African minister of defense (or propaganda or whoever was in charge for drafting the report), I would have said
"Wait, isn't what we are paying you to do? Defend apartheid and south africa? You're fired!"
In guerilla warfare (and also in political campaigning circles), it seems to have become the hip thing to do to to provide for social programs, etc, in order to get stability or consensus.
However,if concessions are to be made as a tactical nescissity, if we don't have a plan to take away these concessions, then it begs the question: why struggle in the first place? There is always the danger that concessions become an end in themselves.
The Chinese dealt with invaders partly by assimilating them...
What are the similarities and dissimilarities between marketing and propaganda? Can the undefendable (or rather the very unpopular) be defended?
During apartheid, I think there was a report done by office in charge of propaganda (I can't remember exactly the name), but basically the South African gov more or less gave up defending apartheid in the international sphere. They would have limited advertising done instead such as in specialized magazines and small publications.
Now, I am not a huge fan of apartheid, but had I been the South African minister of defense (or propaganda or whoever was in charge for drafting the report), I would have said
"Wait, isn't what we are paying you to do? Defend apartheid and south africa? You're fired!"
In guerilla warfare (and also in political campaigning circles), it seems to have become the hip thing to do to to provide for social programs, etc, in order to get stability or consensus.
However,if concessions are to be made as a tactical nescissity, if we don't have a plan to take away these concessions, then it begs the question: why struggle in the first place? There is always the danger that concessions become an end in themselves.
The Chinese dealt with invaders partly by assimilating them...