After completing the assignment this week I noticed that there was a disconnect between the reading and our views today. I just wanted to shrink this gap because today's society is also being inundated with the same kind of propaganda that was occurring in the fifteenth and sixteenth century. Although, today our propaganda may reach us through different mediums that did not exist during that time period, such as the internet, newspapers, magazines, cartoons ect. Obviously, we as Americans can also not escape our own Imperialism. This age is not yet over. Take a look at the War in Iraq.
In fact, in 2002 the American Government mounted a propaganda campaign to mobilize US support and World support against Iraq. Here are a few images, which were circulated.
So maybe these are not the most subtle advertizements ever, but here's Bush's address on the subject. If anyone is going to advocate something its most likely going to be the head of the country or people who are devoted to their leader. Here is the link for the moment, I'll embed the video asap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkOCIfNQXP0
Anyways, my point of all of this was to show that, yes we can point out the propaganda that comes from other generations, but can we see what we are subliminally being fed each and every day? I thought making this connection between the two kinds of propaganda might help us as a class to better understand the Imperialism of the age both now and during the time period that we are studying.
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