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[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (12 children)

Didn't captain America literally become a fugitive of the state

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[–] sol6_vi@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The cop dramas are often like modern fantasy to me. There's different classes and quests. It doesn't reflect real life.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

We're more aware of it now. Cop shows have always been about cops willing to break the rules, and they are made the heroes. This gave a whole generation an excuse to look at dirty cops as heroes doing what they needed to do

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Everything is propaganda if it changes your view of something

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

That's too much of a generalization. Propaganda is far more specific.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago

Doesn't even need to change your mind.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Pretty much spot on, though that is the exact point of these kinds of shows.

It was part of a wave of shows launched to counter the media perception of incompetence in law enforcement/prosecution. They pushed a bunch of dangerously misleading (or even outright fake) claims such as the reliability and accuracy of forensic evidence which has been later used in actual court cases to imprison innocent people.

As always, Citations needed has done a brilliant job on this kind of stuff that's worth a listen.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Gmg1b4MSELodxHnHTQoAC

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"Which propaganda?"
"Exactly what I'm talking about!"

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[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago (15 children)

wait why is captain america up there? its wrong to fight nazis? is that what you're saying?

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[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 13 points 3 days ago (16 children)

blue bloods is the most offensive one

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[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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