[MarineBrat]

Propaganda laced songs from country artists and others I think contributed very much to the lack of discussion inside our own country regarding the war.

But propaganda laced songs ARE a form of discussion. And they are a great way for someone who feels passionately about something to get their message heard. The left has been doing it (quite successfully) since the hippie 60's.

[jesusPwns]

Incorrect. Propaganda is not a form of discussion it is a form of deception. All it does is invoke an emotion and offers no substantial logic or reasoning against which to argue. Just like Jingoism it is very hard to argue against something like "do you support our troops?"

The problem isn't with the left or the right using propaganda laced songs, the problem lays in the fact that they hurt actual democracy by muddying the actual discusssion.

[roses of sharon]

Troll bait thread!