are they? China is sure going to overtake america in most things, but talking pure propaganda apparatus america has got them like fish in a barrel. this is the country that convinced the socialist bloc into selling their soul for bic mac and coca cola.
I think it’s important to keep in mind that the world isn’t static. US propaganda was extremely effective during the Cold War because the standard of living in the US was visibly higher than in the socialist bloc. Today that’s simply not the case, and all of the western world is in visible political turmoil because the material conditions are declining rapidly. Propaganda that’s completely divorced from reality isn’t going to work much better in China than it works domestically.
are they? China is sure going to overtake america in most things, but talking pure propaganda apparatus america has got them like fish in a barrel. this is the country that convinced the socialist bloc into selling their soul for bic mac and coca cola.
I think it’s important to keep in mind that the world isn’t static. US propaganda was extremely effective during the Cold War because the standard of living in the US was visibly higher than in the socialist bloc. Today that’s simply not the case, and all of the western world is in visible political turmoil because the material conditions are declining rapidly. Propaganda that’s completely divorced from reality isn’t going to work much better in China than it works domestically.