Joe+C

media type="custom" key="3851631"Joe- that was certainly a good piece of propaganda - but it may have been a little offensive to some-- so I took it down-- nice work overall on your assignment (A). This picture of modern propaganda is an example of name calling. Name calling is the use of derogatory language or words that carry a negative connotation when describing an enemy. In this picture George Bush is being portrayed as the enemy. The creator used profanity and a comparison to Hitler to make society think that Bush was as bad or similar to Hitler. This picture of cold war propaganda is an example pinpointing the enemy. Pinpointing the enemy is an attempt to simplify a complex situation by presenting one specific group or person as the enemy. In the picture “Uncle Sam” is the “enemy” of the USSR. The picture makes it completely clear that America is the creator of all of the USSR’s problems, even though America isn’t completely responsible. This picture of cold war propaganda is an example of card tacking. Card stacking involves only presenting information that is positive to an idea or proposal and omitting information contrary to it. In this picture the public is told that when you “duck and cover” you will be safe from a nuclear bomb. This is presenting information that is positive but it is omitting the information that is contrary to it, which is that when you duck and cover you’re still not safe.