Another good article by Veneconomy
Propaganda in true Goebbels style
Time and again, the Chávez administration has demonstrated its incompetence in dealing with what happens in the country, on all fronts. The only area where it has proved itself to be competent and efficient has been that of political propaganda, an ability that has produced results, so far.
It could be said that, next to the Nazi Germany of Goebbels, Venezuela, with Chávez at its head, is the country that has achieved most success in the sphere of political propaganda. The opening ceremony of the High-level Meeting on Poverty, Equity, and Social Inclusion, now being held on Margarita, was another example of a successfully implemented propaganda exercise.
In addition to refuting each of the points made by OAS Secretary General, César Gaviria, President Chávez carefully trained his batteries on attempting to convince those attending the meeting of the efforts that his government has been making to “palliate” the situation of poverty beleaguering the country. Plan Robinson (literacy campaign) and Plan Barrio Adentro (health) were described in such favorable terms by the government speakers that anyone who is unfamiliar with what is actually happening in Venezuela could easily believe in the information circulated by the government. These “achievements” have only recently been raised in the breasts of the Venezuelan authorities. Obviously, all this has been prompted by electoral considerations.
The media covered the highlights of the opening ceremony, but said very little of the propaganda effort deployed during the event. The government has been counting on this mechanism from the start.
This is a very well thought out strategy, one that has even been implemented internationally, where information networks undertake to disseminate information that puts the government in a favorable light. They take a true fact, something that actually exists or has happened, and then twist whatever caused it or its consequences. The result has been that, for quite some time, the foreign press was considerate in its treatment of the Chávez administration, despite its numerous demonstrations of authoritarianism.
So far the political propaganda has produced the desired dramatic effect, but with elections on the way, there is very little that can be manipulated. It could be that the mirages created by the government are beginning to evaporate.
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