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Vanessa thought for a second before raising her hand. "Professor would than in the past Purebloods thought that they were better than Halfbloods and muggle borns be classed as Propagand?"
"Ah yes, some of the things they did would indeed be classified as propaganda. In fact there is a well known tale that was rewritten for Pureblooded and anti-muggle advocates." Ethan stood up and walked to the front of his desk, leaning against it.
"Yes Abby; I would most certainly consider that to be propaganda."
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druidflower "The reporter Rita Skeeter used it as a part of her repertoire on a daily basis." said Tobi, with his hand raised. "She wasn't allied with anyone in particular, she was more like a propaganda writer for hire. Both sides use propaganda, it's not restricted to the bad-guys. Harry Potter's side used it too. Harry Potters Quibbler article and Potterwatch used some. But I'm getting off track."
"You aren't at all off track. Not all propaganda is on the side of the 'bad' guys." Ethan waggled his fingers, making quotation marks in the air as he spoke.
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Waddles An example of propaganda from the wizarding world... hmm. Juniper rested her hand on her chin as she considered that one. There was always the Daily Prophet and the Quibbler and other wizarding magazines and such. But that was not interesting. A thought came to mind, and Juniper raised her hand. "I'm pretty sure that people who think thestrals are unlucky think so because of propaganda. I mean, they're actually really intelligent and gentle and sturdy, and there's no solidly proved reason for them to be considered unlucky," Juniper said. "It's just that at some point it became known that they were associated with death, and the rest of the good things about them were ignored." And it was the lack of attention to the entire group of known facts about thestrals that made their supposed unluckiness a direct result of propaganda, according to Juniper.
"Very good. Sometimes 'known facts' are indeed a result of propaganda."
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Leeness Varius raised his hand, "I suppose when the Ministry took over the school a couple of terms back could have been as a result of rumours stating that the previous Headmistress was not suitable enough for her position or all the beliefs swarming around the school about the ghosts return," he noted with something a bit more modern, "It's all just a big game of chinese whispers really."
"It could have been." Ethan agreed, "And I suggest you all keep an eye on the current climate at the Ministry; make a note whether or not propaganda is used in the upcoming elections."
Truebridge paused, "Any other ideas?"