When one thinks of the term "propaganda", what comes to mind? Would it bring a positive response? Would it bring a negative response? When one thinks of "propaganda" in association with the Holocaust, what comes to mind? A positive response or a negative response? Most likely a negative response. Why is "propaganda" any different from what any political party or regime does, namely to disseminate its views? Is "propaganda" simply the name we give to views which we do not like or which we think to be untrue? And finally, was the role of "propaganda" in the Nazis" assumption of...
it could be understandable why one could see the word as a negative term. Even though the dictionary defines "propaganda" as publicity to either further or damage one"s cause, I am unable to picture myself defining Hitler"s publicity scheme as merely marketing, promotion, or advertising. Rather, I see it as a disgusting form of "disinformation" See, p. 1. In conclusion, even though the word, "propaganda," can be used in reference to either positive or negative campaigning, it is how we have come to, most often, identify ideology which we do not approve of or think not to be true.