more doctored press photos
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- TheBlueOne0
Building giant statues and ziggerauts and making cathedrals the tallest building in the town was all versions of the same propaganda in earlier times.
What's interesting is how technology has leveled the playing field. Where once, millenia ago only kings and States could make propaganda (i.e. giant ostentatious displays of power and wealth - I mean what are the pyramids if not a huge giant "Don't fuck with us, we're the Man" propaganda), today all it takes is a cheap digital camera and an internet connection.
That a giant mutlimedia corp and a/or State has to compete with individuals and organized non-state actors to get a "story told" is pretty cool.
Of course, there is crappy production and integrity across the board - some buildings fell down due to shoddy workmanship, thus undercutting the message they were trying to send, and some people have really crappy photography and photoshop skills.