The Pride of Vallekas

Two days ago, I wrote a piece called Marca and propaganda (read it here ), where I wrote that "The key to propaganda isn't quality. It's volume." I stand by those words, but I forgot something obvious but absolutely crucial. Shameless repetition. My point? Propaganda isn't so much brainwashing as cramming an opinion down another person's throat. The evidence? Marca. Let these series of pictures speak for themselves. 06/03/2017, 20:11 CET (Read it here ) 07/03/2017, 14:41 CET (Read it here ) 07/03/2017, 16:38 CET (Read it here ) 08/03/2017, 11:40 CET (Read it here ) Still don't see it? Notice how with each successive piece they're incorporating the previous piece too. You know what's even more disturbing? These four pieces were  consecutive .  Oh, and the very next piece was about how the ADRV was denouncing the banning of 17 Rayo fans by Presa, and that the players would show their support of the c...

Propaganda is a taboo word - I don't think so. I think propaganda is about taking a viewpoint and sharing it with others at a degree so massive they adopt said viewpoint. The word isn't bad in itself - I think that it is used often, albeit correctly, in a negative context. The key to propaganda isn't quality. It's volume. Contradictory stances are often glaring, but they drown in the incessant pool of ideas that are crammed down people's throats. For example, no matter how many late-night TV shows try to dissect the hypocrisies of Fox News, the truth is that they are small fish in an ocean of cable coverage that is almost stubbornly incessant. Just today, on the 6th of March*, Marca posted five posts about Rayo. Five. At 11:34 CET**, an interview with Quini was posted about the game (read it here ). At 12:06 CET, they published a video about the best saves of the Segunda this week ( here ). At 12:55 CET, one quote by Míchel was baked into a piece about how long...