Propaganda is a technique often used by politicians to reach the goal of power. Anytime a politician aims to influence and persuade the public of a point or ideology for the favor of his or her own campaign to make it seem more appealing or qualified, it is recognized as propaganda. Although propaganda today differs slightly from the propaganda tactic politicians used before the rise of technology due to the wild spread of social media and the development of mass communication. There is a continuity of political propaganda present. Both propaganda methods aim to influence and persuade the people to reach the goal of the politician. Propaganda from both times does this through broadcasting, posters, and speeches and by implanting fear within
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He would often start his speeches by “Mr. Vice President (Al Gore) believes this which I think is unreasonable” to tear down the campaign of his opposition and convince the public it would only create threats on the U.S to make his seem more appealing. This technique is most strongly exemplified in Bush’s speeches of September and October of 2000. He would also make promises in his speeches by pointing out flaws in the U.S he was aware the public was unhappy with and promised he had the ideas to solve these problems. For example, like promising the public he will no longer extend their troops to other nations, instead he will rebuild and unite the military in the U.S to create “peace.” Or in his speech on Foreign policies where he states he is aware people choose to stay out of politics because of the bitterness they witness, he later on promises he will change this as he is “trustworthy which is exactly what the U.S public needs”. He also aimed to trigger emotion often by speaking of his goals to be a “Peace Police” and a “peacemaker” in his speeches. Stating his campaign aims to leave the legacy of peace and to stay out of war. His exaggerated promises often lead him to contradict himself like seen in his invasion on Iraq later in
He would often start his speeches by “Mr. Vice President (Al Gore) believes this which I think is unreasonable” to tear down the campaign of his opposition and convince the public it would only create threats on the U.S to make his seem more appealing. This technique is most strongly exemplified in Bush’s speeches of September and October of 2000. He would also make promises in his speeches by pointing out flaws in the U.S he was aware the public was unhappy with and promised he had the ideas to solve these problems. For example, like promising the public he will no longer extend their troops to other nations, instead he will rebuild and unite the military in the U.S to create “peace.” Or in his speech on Foreign policies where he states he is aware people choose to stay out of politics because of the bitterness they witness, he later on promises he will change this as he is “trustworthy which is exactly what the U.S public needs”. He also aimed to trigger emotion often by speaking of his goals to be a “Peace Police” and a “peacemaker” in his speeches. Stating his campaign aims to leave the legacy of peace and to stay out of war. His exaggerated promises often lead him to contradict himself like seen in his invasion on Iraq later in