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They're good to show, so that they can teach students to dissect it and learn how propaganda works.
I’m sure that’s not how they’re being presented though.
That's the point.
Schools don't teach you how to dissect propaganda because they don't want you dissecting the propaganda they already teach.
I've never seen so many people miss the point. Schools should teach people to dissect propaganda. They should teach how propaganda uses fallacies and preys on anger. Geez.
Sure. The state isn't going to do that though, because it wants kids to obey first and believe in human rights (with a deliberately vague understanding of such) and democracy (managed) second.
That will only work if the teacher accompanies the videos with critical thinking skills including fact checking using multiple sources and asking "who stands to profit from these messages?"