Hollywood: America's Unofficial Ministry of Propaganda?
From the Blog riazhaqSome say Hollywood is more powerful than the Pentagon. Others talk about US Military-Entertainment complex. Yet others accuse American media of using language as a tool for mass mind control. Professor Joseph Nye encapsulates these various elements into what he calls America's soft power. Nye defines soft power as "the ability to get what you want through attraction rather than coercion or payment." It's the opposite of hard power projected by the US military. America's soft power is asserted subconsciously in the form popular media and entertainment as well as branded products ranging from soft drinks, fast foods and apparel to various computer-communication devices and social media platforms widely used around the world. I recently heard an interview of Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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