With propaganda having such negative connotations, it's understandable why we get irritated with the rank (and sometimes subtle) propaganda coming out of countries such as China, North Korea, or Iran. But when our own government gets caught repeatedly using public funds to issue questionable video news releases (a.k.a. "VNRs"), why don't we just own up and call it propaganda? I've noticed extreme conservative sources such as Accuracy In Media, rather than trying to defend the current administration, are saying Bill Clinton did it, the UN does it, Bill Clinton did it (this time with a dig at Hillary Clinton, the woman the right loves to hate) and it's CBS' fault! Yup. That's right. The folks who talk about personal responsibility are, once again, failing to demonstrate it.
It's astonishing watching them attack, attack and attack without ever giving a thought to defense. Though I've looked, I've read virtually nothing defending the administration's practices. Saying it's "business as usual" does nothing to justify this behavior.