Propaganda

I would start off this blog by giving the definition of propaganda, but it looks like everyone else has so that is taken care of. I've noticed through all the varying definitions, one thing for sure that seems to be getting pushed is the deliberateness of propaganda. One of the key mechanisms of successful propaganda is to be bold and deliberate, whether this is in the overall message being pushed or the presentation. So as long as the message is extreme and the flyers are short and powerful, then it is guaranteed to alter some minds.
When I think about propaganda I think huge cargo planes showering a village with pieces of paper promoting something. Another key element in successful propaganda is repetition, which helps in brainwashing and sneaking into the subconscious of the masses whatever message that is being pushed. In todays society propaganda does not come in the form of flyers and brochures, now it is in the form of annoying commercials that saturate television. Propaganda does still exist, but the message isn't the same. Some of the messages being fed to masses these days include support for the military, voting for a particular mayoral candidate, living above the influence, and which car insurance to buy. As long as there is competition, which i'm not saying is a bad thing, there will be someone who wishes to influence the public to support them and turn against there opponent. 


You can't fool all the people all of the time,
But if you fool the right one, the rest will fall behind...-Dead Prez

Black Boy...

 The book black boy is an autobiography written by Richard Wright chronicling his life as an African American child growing up in the south. In his life Wright experiences the lost of his mother and father which rather than weakens him strengthens him, and helps to mature and take on more responsibilty. It seems to me that growing in maturity and responsiblitiy is a reoccurring theme throughout this story. At first Wright is a very mischievious and rebellious child who has no sense of accountablility. But, as the story progresses he becomes more mature and learns to take responsibility for his own actions.

Richard Wright is a very curious child with alot of questions about the world around which he is at times still very naive to. His questions are often met with violence both physically and verbally. I feel since Wright's questions are never answered with a straight response, the fire of his rebellion is just further fueled. Richard Wright is just a boy, whose curiousity and intelligence is superior to other boys his age. In the world that he lives in questioning the way things are is very estranged, and usually met with consequences. Wright's enviroment doesn't really cater to someone like him, so i feel that the best thing for him to do at this stage is to move north, to a more liberal society so he can progress.