Essay On American Propaganda

After many years, propaganda is still continuing strong until today. Americans have been exposed to it in the past in many wars and even during times of peace. Likewise, America has used propaganda as a tool to aim people in other countries in opposition towards the United States. Of course, many can see the benefits of propaganda. During World War II, propaganda sought to generate an entire nation, civilians and soldiers alike, toward victory. Victory was completed, but at the cost of dehumanizing entire nations in the minds of Americans. When the War in Iraq began, new weapons were required for the new era. Americans were exposed to recurring words such as “weapons of mass destruction” and “axis of evil”. The military allowed journalists to observe the war at the front lines and develop bonds with American soldiers, which produced a positive view of the war in the media. …show more content…
Likewise, the Iraqi folks were deceived by black propaganda before the war, and it led to believe that certain journalists of Iraq were strongly in favor of the United States presence. In times of peace, the War on Drugs was waged and propaganda films, now considered to be ridiculous, were shown. An entire organization encompassing eighty percent of elementary schools was created to aid in the drug war; one that would be deemed ineffective by research and deceitful propaganda by some. Can propaganda be justified? Is some of it morally sound? It is the job of the propaganda’s audience member to judge whether or not the piece’s argument is sound and just. When one views an advertisement, a grain of salt should be taken because the company that created the advertisement has one goal in mind: to sell a product. Similarly, propaganda is an advertisement that is selling an idea. What one has to decide is whether or not the idea is a product worth