POL S 363 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Dirty Politics, Paiste, Mother Teresa
26 Oct 2016
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Attacks on jefferson, jackson and lincoln marks a mainstay of us politics through verbal and visual telegraphy from the beginning. Out of the resulting contrasts between and among candidates are borne the simplistic dualities in which campaigns traffic: friend against enemy, saint against satan, the candidate of the people against the candidate of privilege, the patriot against the traitor. Think horton, think paiste sex scandal : media doesn"t make a point to clarify what is true and what is not, it only continues to spread the message, impression and stories. The public can determined those presumed to be villain and those presumed to be virtuous: mother teresa vs saddam hussein: countering these impressions is challenging, capitalizing on them is simple. Starting with 19th century campaign songs, continuing through today"s campaign ads we make comparisons of individuals; everyone wants to be like washington, Fdr, etc: we know the legend of these individuals.
