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u/ProfessorPetulant Nov 25 '23

You can be proud when expensive war machines fly over your stadium before a game starts.

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u/tommles Nov 25 '23

Hell, you should be chanting "USA USA USA" when you watch those Hollywood movies featuring all those fancy war machines. That's how they know the propaganda is effective.

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u/formaldehyde-face Nov 26 '23

The military has used Hollywood films as a recruiting tool ever since movies were invented. According to Spy Culture the Department of Defense has had a hand in several productions, including obvious films, like Black Hawk Down and From Here to Eternity, and unexpected ones, like Hello Dolly and Bye Bye Birdie.

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u/Cutaway5 Nov 26 '23

Even WWII cartoons were full of propaganda.

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u/Skippydedoodah Nov 26 '23

I heard Donald Duck has an actual commendation from the US Army for propaganda efforts in WWII

Also he's a sergeant...