The problem with state propaganda in communist/socialist regimes is that the state is so corrupt that it brings misery to the country, people are poor and have zero opportunities. This brings natural distrust in the government. Not to mention that critics of said propaganda are usually disappeared.
In the West, the corruption is not as strong, people have opportunities and a much better quality of life (everyone can eat, education, healthcare etc) and there is much more respect for due process. All this makes people trust their government a lot more, probably too much.
In the West, critics are allowed but tend to get lost in the brouhaha, they may be refused certain jobs and won't get invited to prime time tv but they won't be persecuted unless they're whistle blowers, in which case they will be labeled as traitors and sent to maximum security, not that different to socialist dictatorships. It's just that socialist dictatorships have a much lower threshold of what constitutes a traitor...
In the West, the corruption is not as strong, people have opportunities and a much better quality of life (everyone can eat, education, healthcare etc) and there is much more respect for due process. All this makes people trust their government a lot more, probably too much.
In the West, critics are allowed but tend to get lost in the brouhaha, they may be refused certain jobs and won't get invited to prime time tv but they won't be persecuted unless they're whistle blowers, in which case they will be labeled as traitors and sent to maximum security, not that different to socialist dictatorships. It's just that socialist dictatorships have a much lower threshold of what constitutes a traitor...