What is the difference between motivation and propaganda?

What aspects of propaganda would be deemed simple motivation? Is motivation as strong as propaganda?

Motivation is transferring your belief that the facts indicate that we should do (x). EXAMPLE–"I think Saddam Hussein is secretly restoring his WMD capability, and may become a threat to Israel. The United States says they intend to invade, and I think we should help. etc"
Propaganda is the insidious and manipulative distortion, emphasis and omission of the known facts to make people believe, about (person/people), what you WANT them to believe. Perception management, for your own ends.
EXAMPLE–"Saddam has WMD's, deployable in 45 minutes, and is a threat (to whom omitted). The evidence for this is detailed, (false), authorative (false), and extensive (also false). We must act NOW–before it's too late. etc"

powered by Yahoo Answers

7 Responses to “What is the difference between motivation and propaganda?”

  1. Propoganda, is false information given, to persuade a person to believe something that isn't true.

    Motivation, is to encourage one, to achieve their goals/the task in hand.

    EXAMPLE OF PROPOGANDA:

    in world war 2,Adolph Hilter turned millions of people against the jews! How you ask?

    http://nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/cur/wwII/05/p7-05/brooke-ark-p7-4-05/images/nazi_propaganda_eternal_jew.jpg

    using false advertising, to create a ugly/false image of the jews.

    EXAMPLE OF MOTIVATION:
    http://www.world-war-2-planes.com/images/propaganda_poster.jpg
    References :
    =]

  2. The eye of the beholder
    References :

  3. Propaganda is used to motivate the masses into doing this or that.

    Motivation is used to attain this or that - including propoganda.

    We may all be victims of propaganda and subversion, even those who deem themselves impregnable.
    References :

  4. motivation is the driving force or urge to actually do or achieve something. Propaganda is simply information given to people or an individual that may have no real bearing in truth and often is a perverted form of truth to put something in a false light. in other words you get lied to.
    References :

  5. Propaganda can be motivational, but motivation has nothing to do with propaganda. Motivation is about encouraging others to be their best; propaganda is about encouraging others to believe what you believe.
    References :

  6. Motivation is transferring your belief that the facts indicate that we should do (x). EXAMPLE–"I think Saddam Hussein is secretly restoring his WMD capability, and may become a threat to Israel. The United States says they intend to invade, and I think we should help. etc"
    Propaganda is the insidious and manipulative distortion, emphasis and omission of the known facts to make people believe, about (person/people), what you WANT them to believe. Perception management, for your own ends.
    EXAMPLE–"Saddam has WMD's, deployable in 45 minutes, and is a threat (to whom omitted). The evidence for this is detailed, (false), authorative (false), and extensive (also false). We must act NOW–before it's too late. etc"
    References :

  7. i thought propaganda means publicity?
    References :

Leave a Reply