AlunFoto wrote: > Yep, that's mankind although it's not photography. > Photography is special, though, having been toted as representing the > "objective truth" independent of the rulers. The fourth power of > state, and the whole genere of documentary photography, relies on its > credibility. As does photographic evidence in court proceedings, > scientific evidence, etc. etc. With all of them waking up to find > cheaters, what's the news in disclosing a cockup from a religious > totalitarian state? :-) > > I think it's great that state propaganda machines don't get away with > such manipulations anymore, though. That we can snort at this one is a > Good Thing either way.
I'm very much with you here. Unfortunately, it looks like people are paying less and less attention to what the power does for manipulating the public opinion and getting wider consensus. That's a strong trend to totalitarism under a thin democratic mask, and I hate it. That's happening here in Italy, unsure if this applies elsewhere too. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
