Propaganda/Speech Name _________________

Mr. Kalahar

Faces of the Enemy

The Enemy as a Stranger: Shows the enemy as different and unknown to us.

Us vs. Them

Insider vs. Outsider

The Enemy as the Aggressor: This is the blame game. Always showing someone else as the cause of all the nations problems.

We are innocent - They are guilty

We tell the truth - They lie

We defend - They aggress

The Faceless Enemy: Dehumanizing stereotypes to describe the enemy. Shows the enemy as a generic generalization of certain characteristics.

The Enemy as an Enemy of God: Shows the enemy in some blasphemous act going against the specified religious moral codes. Incites anger.

The Enemy as Barbarian: The threat and idea of the destruction of culture by the enemy. Not civilized.

The Greedy Enemy: Shows the enemy as imperialistic with thoughts to take over the world.

The Enemy as a Criminal: Shows the enemy as anarchists, terrorists, outlaws.

We are law abiding - They are criminal

We have justice & rights - They brutalize and oppress

The Enemy as a Torturer: Showing the brutality of the enemy - usually exaggerated: executions, hostages, camps, killing babies.

The Enemy as a Beast: Shows the characteristics of the enemy through animalistic qualities. Bear in a Soviet uniform.

The Enemy as a Rapist: Showing the enemy in the taboo and vicious acts.

The Enemy as Death: Shows the enemy as a skeleton or “grim reaper”. Some dimension of death from the enemy

The Enemy as a Worthy Opponent: Honor to fight. Building up the enemy to seem like a contest for strength and prowess.

From the Victim to the Agent: Because of other outside problems, we, the good nation, had to resort to their cruelty.

Enemy has nerve gas - so will we

Enemy spies on their citizens - so will we