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by xyzzyz 1145 days ago
Much more money is spent on climate change propaganda than there is on gas propaganda. I see climate change propaganda almost every day, but pro fossil propaganda extremely rarely. I think that this is because fossil fuels are extremely useful in practice, and so the users don’t need to be convinced of their benefits.
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> I see climate change propaganda almost every day, but pro fossil propaganda extremely rarely.

Ever heard of "the status quo"?

If my stuff is dominant, I either say nothing or make it so that any other proposal looks like it's new and risky or crazy. You know, FUD.

Propaganda has a lifecycle. Not every kind of propaganda is the same or as obvious.

And you're falling for the fossil fuel one, good job!

> climate change propaganda almost every day, but pro fossil propaganda

Most people would understand those two phrases to mean the same thing.

Is there any other kind of propaganda?