The 79-year-old president’s nonsensical speeches and mental lapses are flashing signs of his “immense cognitive decline,” according to Dr. John Gartner.

Donald Trump is exhibiting a “massive increase” in “clinical signs of dementia,” exacerbating the president’s “malignant narcissism,” a psychologist has warned.

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  • Soktopraegaeawayok@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    … this is exactly propaganda. Making claims about a president’s health, obviously saying he isnt mentally fit to lead… how is that not propaganda? It doesn’t matter if you be believe it to be true or not, thats not a factor. They are making the claim to ultimately push their agenda, its propaganda.

    It can be hard too see, from… certain angles, sometimes.

      • BCsven@lemmy.ca
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        19 hours ago

        Everything is Propaganda even if true and positive. Its meant to Propagate a set of information or ideas. We just hear it always used as a negativeconnotations.

        • Natanael@infosec.pub
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          14 hours ago

          The distinction used for the textbook definition of propaganda is essentially to set a narrative the way you want it to by hammering in a specific story with your angle (typically by flooding the relevant channels of communication with variants of your story). Controlling perception.

          Regular communication which isn’t that isn’t propaganda.

          • BCsven@lemmy.ca
            1·
            8 hours ago

            the systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause.

            I.e. We have Propaganda ads for our National healthcare system being helpful, free, and serving people. Its put out by the system that is represents. It is by definition propaganda, even though it is true and a beneficial kind.