This file emphasises the difference between Education & propoganda.

1. Difference between Propaganda and Education
1. Education aims to add to the knowledge of individuals and the
knowledge that education provides is valuable and desirable in its
own right. Contrary to education propaganda is looked upon as
misleading and dishonest.
2. Education has no ulterior or selfish motive like propaganda. The
purpose of education is to make the person aware of basic values of
life, while the purpose of propaganda is to the self motivate to fulfil
some selfish interests.
3. Education increases the independent thinking and decision
making power, teaches a person to perceive what is right and what is
wrong which is not found in propaganda. Propaganda tries to
hypnotise the person through its various strategies and persuades
people to accept the propaganda and change their action in favour of
the propagandist.
4. Education encourages free thinking and critical analysis of all
aspects, while the propagandist discourages free thinking & offers
readymade ideas.
5. Propagandist often tries to hide the truth for his own selfish
interest, while education places all the positive and negative aspects,
pros and cons of any subject matter before the students and this helps
in enlightening rather than confusing them.
6. A propagandist generally intensifies social conflict and likes to fish
in the troubled water. Education on the other hand, seeks to resolve
the group tension through study and discussion.
7. Education tries to impress upon others to gain things. Even older
ideas are transferred to get additional knowledge. But propaganda is
convinced with old values.