Use Of Propaganda In George W. Bush's State Of The Union
Communication Theory 3
The Use of Propaganda in George W. Bush’s
State of the Union Speech 2006
By
Parisa Taghipoor
ICV 2c
List of Contents
1. Introduction..............................................................................................................3
2. What is Propaganda? .............................................................................................3
3. Background of the speech.......................................................................................4
4. The use of propaganda in the State of the Union speech 2006...............................5 4.1 One-sided Perspective.........................................................................................5
4.2. …show more content…
Background of the speech
The state of the union speech is held every year held by the president of the United States of America in front of the congress. During this speech the president mainly outlines his legislative proposals for a time period of one year. Traditionally the speech is held in January.
Some background will be needed to be able to analyse the speech in terms of propaganda. The most significant events that happened before the speech and are also mentioned in it are the attacks of 11 September 2001, when two planes were crashed into the two towers of the World Trade Centre in New York. This event changed the meaning of safety in many ways in the western world. Western countries suddenly felt that problems which are located several miles can have consequences in their own countries. The American Government and people felt suddenly insecure and the need to do something about the situation was urgent. Since terrorists were attacking out of reasons that are not obverse to the officials a difficult time with the “war on terror” started. In 2003 the war on Iraq started, the country was suspected to hide weapons of mass destruction. In 2006 there were still no weapons found by the troops. Foreign governments started to criticize the invasion since they did not see any evidence of terrorism in Iraq. The U.S. also had to fight with internal problems since not all people of the American population felt like they should support the fights and except the loses of …show more content…
According to him, America “seek[s] the end of tyranny in our world” and fights against “the enemies of freedom” (Bush G.W, 2006). When he talks about the history of America he proudly mentions the achievements that helped making a better world (“We are a nation that saved liberty in Europe, and liberated death camps, and helped raise up democracies, and faced down an evil empire” (Bush G.W, 2006)). Not with one word he talks about the less heroic aspects of American history. The reason for this is that he wants his audience to see the only good things in American history to give them the impression that they have to continue this glorious path of saving the world from the
The Use of Propaganda in George W. Bush’s
State of the Union Speech 2006
By
Parisa Taghipoor
ICV 2c
List of Contents
1. Introduction..............................................................................................................3
2. What is Propaganda? .............................................................................................3
3. Background of the speech.......................................................................................4
4. The use of propaganda in the State of the Union speech 2006...............................5 4.1 One-sided Perspective.........................................................................................5
4.2. …show more content…
Background of the speech
The state of the union speech is held every year held by the president of the United States of America in front of the congress. During this speech the president mainly outlines his legislative proposals for a time period of one year. Traditionally the speech is held in January.
Some background will be needed to be able to analyse the speech in terms of propaganda. The most significant events that happened before the speech and are also mentioned in it are the attacks of 11 September 2001, when two planes were crashed into the two towers of the World Trade Centre in New York. This event changed the meaning of safety in many ways in the western world. Western countries suddenly felt that problems which are located several miles can have consequences in their own countries. The American Government and people felt suddenly insecure and the need to do something about the situation was urgent. Since terrorists were attacking out of reasons that are not obverse to the officials a difficult time with the “war on terror” started. In 2003 the war on Iraq started, the country was suspected to hide weapons of mass destruction. In 2006 there were still no weapons found by the troops. Foreign governments started to criticize the invasion since they did not see any evidence of terrorism in Iraq. The U.S. also had to fight with internal problems since not all people of the American population felt like they should support the fights and except the loses of …show more content…
According to him, America “seek[s] the end of tyranny in our world” and fights against “the enemies of freedom” (Bush G.W, 2006). When he talks about the history of America he proudly mentions the achievements that helped making a better world (“We are a nation that saved liberty in Europe, and liberated death camps, and helped raise up democracies, and faced down an evil empire” (Bush G.W, 2006)). Not with one word he talks about the less heroic aspects of American history. The reason for this is that he wants his audience to see the only good things in American history to give them the impression that they have to continue this glorious path of saving the world from the