war propaganda theme

The use of propaganda in war is featured. This can be to dehumanize and demonize the enemy, to glorify your own actions, and to heroify your allies.

21 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 13 minor

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bbf4x08 choice the reporters produced biased war propaganda in the end
bbf4x11 major Sheridan set up his own propaganda room to counter Earth war propaganda
bbf4x12 major Sheridan tries to counter Earth war propaganda with his own news
bbf4x18 major Clarke wanted a public confession as part of his PR
bbf4x22 major Earth engaged in war propaganda to justify expansion
movie: Starship Troopers (1997) major The Federation news network was running propaganda clips aimed at demonizing their Arachnid alien species, and other jingoistic news clips aimed at currying support for the war among the public.
movie: Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008) major The film is interspersed with jingoistic, Federation Network war propaganda videos. There was a poppy musical war rally.
shortstory: The Gostak and the Doshes (1930) major Much was made of the state and church making use of the jingoistic nonsense phrase "The gostak distims the doshes." (paraphrased in the tittle) to whip the people up into a frenzy to go to war with a group of nations across the ocean.
bbf4x09 minor Earth demonization of BB5 was noted
bbf4x15 minor Babylon 5 countered Clarke's propaganda