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John Lovie's avatar

Thanks, Melanie, for this great series.

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Ernie Kee's avatar

"People have been faking photos for as long as there have been cameras." In warfare, sometimes actual photos and actual things may be fake. Among the many examples of fakery an example is the fake tanks used to trick the German military about where the (ultimately) Normandy invasion would take place.

Thanks very much for the informative article. I guess we should be wary of not only the actual words used in a particular language but also the tendency to morph meanings to fit one's purpose. Some serve a noble purpose - the subtle name shift used by the environmental movement that renamed "jungles" as "rainforests"; preferred energy sources as "green" (green means 'go', green is 'good'). Other changes could be more nefarious -- changing "riots" (property destruction, arson, etc.) to "protests" makes riots more acceptable. It seems beyond the money, propaganda can hold important agenda. Depending on your point of view, it can be used for good or evil, quoting Dylan "And you never ask questions when God's on your side." (Bob Dylan, With God on Our Side, circa 1963).

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