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		swayvil on May 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: War Is a Racket (1935) But when the bad guys are doing all kinds of bad stuff. When your good friends in the media are telling you all about all this bad stuff that the bad guys are doing. When all your friends are hot to go out and fight these bad guys. What can a right-thinking person do but join the fight?

joe_the_user on May 25, 2023 [–]

Style note: I can't tell if you're echoing propaganda or parodying it.

phone8675309 on May 25, 2023 | | [–]

Tie always goes to the echo side when dealing with propaganda

operatingthetan on May 25, 2023 | | | [–]

That's why satire tends to be exaggerated to an extreme degree.

swayvil on May 25, 2023 | | | [–]

Stripped of context, it certainly does look suspicious.

paulddraper on May 25, 2023 | | [–]

Parody

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