I don&#x27;t think anyone is saying there isn&#x27;t propaganda&#x2F;spin&#x2F;marketing in the US.  But to compare it to Goebbels or China is irresponsible, unless you have some serious sources.  China bullys reporters (Chinese and foreign) [1], refuses visas to foreign reporters of papers that publish things that contradict the party line [2], jails Chinese reporters that contradict whatever the Party wants at the moment [3], blocked nytimes.com ever since it published an expose of Hu Jintao&#x27;s (the president of China at the time) financial affairs [4], has been bullying Hong Kong newspapers that do not tow Beijing&#x27;s line despite a promise to not control Hong Kong until about 2046 [unfortunately, can&#x27;t find sources on this, as it is a bit subtle, but, for example, the South China Morning Post was bought by Alibaba executive;  think it&#x27;s going to publish anything out of line?]<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.poynter.org&#x2F;2014&#x2F;covering-china-for-foreign-and-domestic-press-self-censorships-the-threat&#x2F;236418&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.poynter.org&#x2F;2014&#x2F;covering-china-for-foreign-and-d...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cpj.org&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;how-china-uses-j-visas-to-punish-international-med.php" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cpj.org&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;how-china-uses-j-visas-to-punis...</a><p>[3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;america.aljazeera.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2015&#x2F;8&#x2F;27&#x2F;chinese-journalist-jailed-over-stock-market-crash-coverage.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;america.aljazeera.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2015&#x2F;8&#x2F;27&#x2F;chinese-jour...</a><p>[4] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;10&#x2F;26&#x2F;world&#x2F;asia&#x2F;china-blocks-web-access-to-new-york-times.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;10&#x2F;26&#x2F;world&#x2F;asia&#x2F;china-blocks-we...</a>