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Re:Sailor pictured with laser rifle on board USS Minnesota n... by coldtea on Monday July 27, 2020 @05:05PM (#23969372)
State marketing is the literal definition of propaganda...
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Re:Sailor pictured with laser rifle on board USS Minnesota n... by dredmorbius on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @01:11AM (#23972488)
Actually church marketing, originally.

(The pejorative state sense came out of German First World War influence campaigns.)

https://www.etymonline.com/word/propaganda

The state/marketing usage is predominant today though:

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/propaganda

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