Helen's Research Report

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“The easiest way to inject a propaganda idea into most people's minds is to let it go through the medium of an entertainment picture when they do not realize they're being propagandized” - Elmer Davis, head of Office of War Information

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Propaganda and Anti-Socialism in America

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BACK

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GROUND

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In 1942, the American government created the Ad Council, a corporation that used wartime persuasion techniques on the general public

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250 radio/TV stations

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7,000 billboards

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13 million lines of newspaper advertising

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THE US GOVERNMENT AND HOLLYWOOD

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U.S. MILITARY AND HOLLYWOOD

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1942-1945

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1652 scripts reviewed Bureau of Motion Pictures

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Took out thinks that made the US look bad, weak, or antiwar

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CARTOON PROPAGANDA

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Spread anti "ism" beliefs (socialism, communism, etc)

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Affected children

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Subconscious bias

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WHO'S DOING THE HARM?

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THE GOVERNMENT

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FAKE NEWS

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SOCIALISM =/= COMMUNISM

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DEFINITION OF SOCIALISM

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"a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole"

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WHO ARE THE STAKEHOLDERS?

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MIDDLE AND LOWER CLASS

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Student debt

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Medical bills

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Living wages

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CONSEQUENCES OF TEACHING CAPITALIST PROPAGANDA

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ERASES OUR FREEDOM OF CHOICE AS AMERICANS

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CURRENT SOCIALIST POLICIES

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CHILD LABOR LAWS

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SOCIAL SECURITY

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MINIMUM WAGE

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DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM

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HEALTHCARE DEBATE

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CONSERVATIVE NEWS

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THANK YOU