It absolutely is… Basically anything spread to advance a cause or change behavior is technically propaganda. Generally, we use the term just when it’s done by or on behalf of a government, and especially when it’s pushing disinformation, but it’s all propoganda

The purpose of this is to push support, or at least normalization of, harsh treatment of Mexicans in the US or on the border. It’s also an intimidation and humiliation tactic

No matter how you slice it, this is blatant propaganda

Taken right after the handshake

Yep… It also puts pressure on Bukele - I mean, remember his comments to the media

“I can’t smuggle someone into the US, and I’m not willing to let them walk around my country, so I guess there’s nothing to be done”

The man didn’t say he wouldn’t return them, he made it very clear the ball is in the US’s court and he hasn’t been asked to give him back. He said it was impossible to see the victim, and yet when a US senator still showed up they arranged all this

America is the customer buying a service here…a customer known for having a huge crew of assassins with lots of experience overthrowing South American countries

Oh, there’s a cohesive plan behind it all right, but before you give them too much credit it’s from the 1930’s. The new part of the plan seems to be to basically do the 1930’s again so they reuse the playbook

Technocracy movement

Central planning is terrible… Bernie isn’t about that, he’s dialed in on next steps

Decentralized planning is better - don’t control from on high, support it being done as local as possible. Cast a wide net, Foster competition while forcing them to share their answers

Nah, that ship has sailed. They’ll never cut diplomatic ties, because why would they?

They’ve already decided they need to come together to live in a world without the US… They’re already making trade deals and new defense pacts, they’re already planning around us

Yep. They’re definitely not disappearing German and Canadian citizens for basically no reason. They’re certainly not putting them in solitary confinement for days on end before shuffling them around the county for months with no way for friends or family to (accurately) track down where they are

Oops…

Canada is putting a 100% tarrif on red State liquor, among other things. Which is hilarious and I love it