Propaganda

Propaganda was the dissemination of information, especially of a biased nature, for the purpose of promoting or injuring a political institution, cause or point of view. Propaganda could take many forms, from adverts, paintings, and posters, to films and audio recordings.

Various galactic governments and organizations relied on propaganda to gain popular support both in times of peace and war. In the Clone Wars, the Commission for the Protection of the Republic (COMPOR) produced artwork that favored the cause of the Galactic Republic over that of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, which in turn created anti-Republic propaganda. The successor of COMPOR, the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order (COMPNOR) used propaganda art to promote support for the reign of the Galactic Empire. However, propaganda also served as a tool for the Alliance to Restore the Republic, an organization that fought to restore democracy during the Galactic Civil War. In the New Republic Era, the First Order utilized propaganda to promote its image as the legitimate successor to the Empire, and therefore, painted the New Republic as an illegitimate government.

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