Sunday, September 2, 2012

Article: Making the Election about the Race

Do these ads promote racism?:
I believe they do.  Why even talk about minority, ethnicity, and percentages.  People are people; all races have a struggling group.

How are the tactics of fear and greed being used in these ads?
"Obama guts welfare reform?"   People are afraid of their hard earned cash going to someone who is lazy and lives off the government.  To see an ad stating that there is no longer "reform" in welfare because of Obama is a scary statement.  People want welfare to be very reformed and not taken advantage of.

Obama Campaign using same tactics:

1 comment:

  1. Good example of the Obama campaign using fear and greed to manipulate voters! One of my interests in promoting media literacy in schools is to create a citizenship that demands more from their politicians. We need politicians who seek to educate the public on the issues and who can explain solutions to growing world problems!

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