Mind it: it’s propaganda from BOTH sides

Daily Kos wrote an in-depth investigation into how the US and Tibetans might have successfully hammered out a propaganda. Please read the article in full here. Really worth reading, no matter which side you’re on. (Thx David in Niagara Falls for the link)

The propaganda war is on and there are two sides to this coin.

Point in fact for the purpose of this discussion: The Chinese media is controlled by the communist government. No question. Do they use their media to further their cause? Certainly.

Who is on the other side of the coin?
You may be surprised…

This is where the news is fed….

The Chinese are not particularly good at propaganda outside of their sphere of influence. Their expertise is to control the narrative by shutting down sources of information internally. In these times of immediate access to damn near every iota of information, this is a losing battle for the Chinese.

The stifling of information also gives any opposition opportunity to fill the void with their “ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one’s cause or to damage an opposing cause”.

As a result, it is difficult to get information out of Tibet. We are forced to rely on other sources. The leading source of “information” from Tibet and into Tibet is Radio Free Asia (RFA).

From here, Daily Kose presented his/her investigation. It’s a long and thorough piece, so please be patient reading through the end.

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