1984- "How Easily are we Actually Influenced by Propaganda?"

                                                                                                What does propaganda mean to you?
According to dictionary.com :
propaganda- information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.

So, how easily do you think you are influenced by propaganda?
It could be different for everyone. Some people can be very gullible and give in to what they are being persuaded to believe. On the other hand, some are very stubborn to their beliefs and will not change their mind easily on propaganda. Propaganda can easily persuade you with your emotions. A personal issue is brought to your attention and you are all about it. Well, in 1984 propaganda is used to keep the public controlled, using Big Brother as their major propaganda, and turn them against Goldstien. The main chararter Winston, seems very confused by propaganda in the book. He is very unsure of what to believe. He is one of the only ones who does not just believe in all the things the government tells him and goes along with it. He knows that there is something to it. One morning at work, Winston sees a girl fall and when he helps her up, he gets a note that says "I love you." Feelings like these aren't allowed in Oceania. Winston is unsure to believe the girl because what if she is just a sky seeking on his behavior? Eventually Winston does against the proganda and desides to meet her in Victory Square where they hide from the telescreens and movement/talk of the citizens. She tells him that her name is Julia, and rips off her Junior Anti-Sex League sash. Winston becomes curious as they make their way into the woods, and they make love. The experience he goes through is just like the sexual encounter that Winston had dreamed of. Winston asks Julia if she has done this before, and she exclaims that she has many of times. He tells her that the more men she has been with, the more he loves her because it means that more citizens are commiting crimes also. Winston tells Julia about a walk he took with his ex-wife Katherine, and he thought about pushing her off of a cliff. He says it would not have mattered whether he pushed her or not, because it is impossible to win against the force of government. Along with all of this rebellion in Winston, Julia, and it seems many others against the government, there are still all the ones following the rules. They all are lost in these lies that they are told and influenced by propaganda. So easily, we are influenced if we are "told the truth." We would not even know what the real truth is. 
They are told that
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
WAR IS PEACE
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
 So this is what they constantly believe. This is their truth and who knew it wasn't actually the truth? This is their form of double speak. The party is convincing the citizens of Oceania that what they want, is what they already have. Propaganda is brainwash. The citizens of Oceania are brainwashed to think that the party is really there to help them, and to make them happy. “WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.” and “Big Brother is Watching You” are both examples of doublespeak. These uses of propaganda prevent rebellion of the citizens of Oceania because they believe that this society is the ideal society. They believe they are protected, and that they could not be happier. Propaganda is the Party’s deadliest weapon of control, but they do not know this because they are so badly brainwashed. In any way, we can so easily be persuaded into propaganda. Sometimes we do not even see it. 

What is propaganda in todays society, and how easily do you think you can be persuaded into it without you even knowing?