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"State propaganda machine" presupposes state control of all media outlets. Which is true for Russia, but is not true in any western country.

If you don't believe me, just google what different TV channels or online magazines said about obama care. Some praised it to the high heavens, others made it out to be the antichrist. If Obama really controlled all "his" media, that should have gone a lot better...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_in_the_United_States

And where does it say that the US government has complete control over all media? At least in the last few decades? Any public actor will try to shape the narrative about him and his actions. But this is completely different than excluding any contradicting information.

The propaganda "machines" in Nazi-Germany, soviet union, and today in Russia or North Korea differ in one important point from western media reporting: The government's narrative is the only narrative.

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