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There is no doubts about the immorality and emotional deception of these designs; they are still worth mentioning because they were extremely powerful and effec
by byrneseyeview 16y ago
There is no doubts about the immorality and emotional deception of these designs; they are still worth mentioning because they were extremely powerful and effective at the time.
There is an odd double-standard when this note is appended to a discussion of Nazis, when there isn't a similar one about the communists. In fact, one of the Nazi posters in question appears to be from an election (the other one is about the military). Compare that to the numerous posters of communists invading countries, defending countries, killing the rich, etc.
It's also too bad the author used the BNP as an example of modern propaganda. Their graphic design is awful, and they're using way too much copy. I just wish there was a recent election in which one-word slogans and iconographic images had been deployed in order to get people emotionally attached to someone...
- eagleal 16y agoThere is also a double-standard when you append it only to Nazi and Communists discussions.
- arbitraryperson 16y agoI was kind of surprised that for more recent stuff, they included some throwaway material that just mimicked old propaganda rather than the well-known image of Obama and HOPE.
- moultano 16y agoObama's "HOPE" poster seems like a great example.