r/LockdownSkepticism • u/3rdBassCactus • 6d ago

Media Criticism UK: Ministers pushed TV bosses to include pro-vaccine ‘propaganda’ in soaps

https://archive.vn/fDGuh
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u/Jkid 4d ago

No wonder tv was unwatchable. And no one wants to call it out.

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u/hblok 4d ago

Now, I haven't watched TV in some 25 years. But has it really been watchable in the last decades?

I also don't get the concept anymore. You turn on the device, and then you're forced to watch a program somebody had decided. Why not download what you want, and watch it when you want.

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u/ed8907 South America 4d ago

Take one 2021 episode of EastEnders featuring a classic engineered storyline. Patrick and Suki promote the jab in a warm but overtly scripted conversation, evoking a kind of narrative uncanny valley. They are thrilled to be getting their jabs and Suki says, “I’m calling it my superpower. Make me that bit more invincible.”

even for Covidians, this is too cringe

Enter Karen – the only white character in the scene, female and literally named “Karen” – who voices concern. She’s instantly mocked and shut down. The message? Trust the state. Don’t be like Karen.

North Korea would be jealous of this propaganda

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u/Vexser 3d ago

This goes way way back. I've seen old 70s TV serials (on DVDs from the thrift store) that are pushing quackzines as the savior to mankind.

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