The function of propaganda: to deceive oneself and make oneself not human

This is a picture I saw in the WeChat group yesterday, and it is a publicity briefing of the Babaoshan Funeral Home in Beijing. Many thoughtful analysts have used this picture to analyze the mortality rate of the Wuhan epidemic. I have no professional knowledge in this area, so I dare not speak rashly. written:

"Received the notice from the superior to help Wuhan... The special class working group of Babaoshan Funeral Home is boiling. Those who signed up, liked, encouraged..."

At first glance at this text, I thought there was some big happy event...

After a while, I saw another picture

This should be an H5 page, with music, and the red background is full of joy.

I'm slowly understanding now that propaganda may not be able to deceive others, but it must be able to deceive oneself, and in the end, it will make the propagandists lose their basic humanity.

The employees of Babaoshan Funeral Home are all human, but it is hard for me to believe that these people are normal human beings.