Omega Letter Christian Intelligence Digest When Good News is Catastrophic Commentary on the NewsTuesday, July 13, 2004 - Omega Letter Editor "Propaganda is not an end in itself, but a means to an end. If the means achieves the end then the means is good." (Josef Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda and National Enlightenment, 1933) Propaganda can be as blatant as a swastika or as subtle as a joke. Its persuasive techniques are regularly applied by politicians, advertisers, journalists, radio personalities, and others who are interested in influencing human behavior. Propaganda messages can be used to accomplish positive social...