38 - Approaching Propaganda

Day in and day out, we are constantly exposed to propaganda. On social media, on television, or even on the radio, we are exposed to people that are trying to influence us. Whether that is to buy something that we don’t need or to sell us the idea that we need to get to war, propaganda is an essential fabric of Amerikan society. As communists in the imperial core, we must counter this. We must counter the narrative-building machine that has existed since the inception of this settler-colonial nation that has caused much havoc abroad. This is no easy task—the state department are professional manipulators so whatever we release, it must be calculated. In this episode of The Heatwave, we reflect on the purpose of propaganda and how to approach it in a way that does not restate the same narratives that our class-enemies express.

 

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Outro song: Dead Prez - Propaganda

 

The struggle continues, ¡Venceremos!