The Age of Post-Truth Politics
Lies are being presented in such a way that it appears very much realistic to masses, to make them easily gullible to behave in a certain way. To drive propaganda, first, an Irrational fear is fostered among masses to constantly make them disturbed about something that they feel shall be abrogated. Then it is asserted that the fear is rational by alternation or exaggeration of Facts.
The person affected with the Propaganda starts to feel what is currently happening around him is unjust and the war against his interest. He suddenly starts to feel oppressed and suppressed about something that is currently in existence. The fear is then used to control the mind and actions of masses and form an allegiance towards the ideology of propagandists. And, with the rise of ‘New Media’, the propaganda has become very expeditious and robust. In this article, I have analyzed two different ideological propaganda material that I found on New Media – Internet in the Age of Post-Truth Politics.
