This ideology is being taught from K-12 and at our universities, and yet we wonder why we are in this state of divisiveness. We can’t fall asleep at the wheel. All IMO.
“As I scanned these headlines and others, the word propaganda kept popping into my head. We all use that term at times, but it’s worth noting the word’s history and what it really means.
The word derives from Latin. Propaganda comes from propagare, “to spread,” and entered English via the Catholic Congregatio de Propaganda Fide (1622). Its modern political meaning developed later, especially around World War I.
Today, propaganda is a powerful tool of many governments. In its most insidious form, it has been central to Marxist and Marxist-aligned movements, including progressives.
Marxist theory elevates organized propaganda and agitation as tools of political education and mass mobilization. Lenin and later theorists argued that systematic propaganda trains cadres and spreads the party line, while agitation distills single issues for broad audiences. Communist parties built newspapers, schools, and cultural institutions—such as theater, film, and youth groups—to create a constant stream of messaging that framed class conflict, explained policy, and normalized party solutions.
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In practice, as we see today on the left, these strategies take the form of tightly coordinated campaigns: targeted print materials for organizing; curated curricula and study groups for development; films and broadcasts to normalize narratives; and social media ecosystems that amplify selected stories and images.
Progressives have also co-opted cultural institutions—nonprofits, universities, and advocacy groups. Activists use agitation—protests, direct action, viral content—to create vivid, newsworthy moments that draw public attention without a corresponding depth of understanding. Combining sustained, theory-driven propaganda with episodic agitation allows movements to translate ideas into political power.
The key point is that these practices are not accidental or spontaneous. They are deliberate, theory-based communication strategies—rooted in Marxist doctrine and adapted by progressive actors—using media, culture, and agitation to shape opinion and behavior.
Whether listening to Jasmine Crockett, George Soros, Alexander Soros, Van Jones, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, or countless others, one hears a steady stream of coordinated, tested messaging. Multiply these voices across hundreds of figures and platforms, and it becomes clear how difficult it is for competing truths to break through.
This is where free speech meets another necessity: transparency and truth. These imperatives must be reconciled. Otherwise, the loudest, most destructive voices may prevail.”