Propaganda has played a large role in war and the development of this country. When the US passed the Smith-Mundt Act, they made it legal to give agencies the ability to lie about other countries. This has had major implications on our country since its inception. It was conceived as way for us to use propaganda in other countries as weapon to change what people think.
It becomes an even bigger problem in 2012 when the bill is changed so that the United Stated can now use propaganda and lie to its own citizens. Essentially the government gained more power while the people lost a big piece of our first amendment rights and steps on our checks and balances system. An example of this could be if something goes bad oversees and some civilians are killed. Our military could lie or withhold the information, with no opposition.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10402659808426214
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