Theos-Talk Archives (October 2006 Message tt00230)

Daniel,

I guess you said 'quite nothing' in your posting below, which is, I infer,
an innuendo form of agreeing with my viewpoint.  Thanks, then.

Carlos. 




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Data:Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:55:06 -0000

Assunto:Theos-World What is a society and what is propaganda???

> Carlos writes in one of his recent postings:
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> "The ULT, besides being much smaller than Adyar, is not a 
> Theosophical Society and makes no propaganda of itself."
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> "It does not have a corporation status. It is an informal network of 
> students present in 15 countries. So it cannot be compared to the 
> Adyar Theosophical Society, which makes a lot of public propaganda."
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> Now when I have time later today I want to make several comments on 
> what Carlos has written above.
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> To begin with, I simply provide some dictionary definitions of the 
> words "society" and "propaganda":
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> SOCIETY:
> 2 : a voluntary association of individuals for common ends; 
> especially : an organized group working together or periodically 
> meeting because of common interests, beliefs, or profession
> 3 a : an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have 
> developed organized patterns of relationships through interaction 
> with one another b : a community, nation, or broad grouping of 
> people having common traditions, institutions, and collective 
> activities and interests
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> PROPAGANDA:
> 1 : The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of 
> information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating 
> such a doctrine or cause. 
> 2 : the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of 
> helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person
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