RE: Can satire not also be used as Propoganda?
Wikipedia describes propaganda as "information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view". I think this sounds very inclusive. It looks like the nature of propaganda leaves room for every form of expression. So propaganda can be sad like the picture of dead children or it can be funny like a meme and it can also be satire.
I have an unrelated question that is related to Geert Wilders: I agree with him on leaving the EU but I disagree with him on immigration. For me there are political issues that are more important than those two but when I look for English texts about him I can only find his position on immigration. Can you point me somewhere where I can find his position on foreign policy, taxation and welfare?
I think so too. I have mixed feelings about him aswell. I think the EU needs to be reformed because people are losing their power and sovereignity. Leaving the EU suddenly would be like suicide. Because the Netherlands is far more dependend on the EU than Great Brittain is. Tough I know the reason why he wants to leave and they are good reasons. The EU defenitly has to change.
When it comes to immigration. From one perspective I understand why people disagree with him. On the other hand his message has some truth to it, else nobody would vote on him and he would not have a leg to stand on. Immigration and mostly intergration has failed here. Migrants have segregated themselves from the native population and many migrant company's even refuse to do business with native population.
And then its the criminality amongst these people that is rising against the natives "Rapidly". These things are all true and can all be proven. So I think the way we deal with immigrants definitly needs to change. Not sure if what Wilders is proposing is the right way. But I think its extremely important that we do acknowledge that the problem exists wich a lot of politicians refuse to do.
I think it is impossible to reform the EU. But I also think that it would be to soon for the Netherlands to leave now because every country that leaves the EU would have to negotiate trade treaties and stuff like that from the start. This becomes a different thing when the UK is gone in two or three years. Small countries can learn from the UK how to leave. :)
Yeah. I heared someone say it before. I'm not sure why it would be impossible to reform the EU.
Or let it take a few steps back. But I will do some research on that. Maybe instead of reforming the EU it should be replaced then.