Analysis of Semiotics: Propoganda and Psychological Warfare
Analysis of Semiotics: Propoganda and Psychological Warfare
Rationale
In this report I am going to explain how propaganda and psychological warfare influences and manipulates people to make them support a country. I am going to show how does the media works as the medium through which the governments spread their propaganda. The government manipulate masses using pamphlets, speeches, morality and priorities. This manipulation is done through the media. Media and subjects like censure and impartiality of it are going to be discuss in this report. I will show how the Persian Gulf War can be set on as an example of the media spreading government propaganda and psychological warfare. This report also includes a semiotic analysis on propaganda and it’s denotative and connotative meanings. This report is going to show us it’s effect and importance in our community and society.
PSYCHOLOGICAL WAR AND PROPAGANDA
All of us, know about the horrors and the devastation that are a result of wars .Despite these horrors, we act indifferent towards war and it’s effect on the world community. Countries’ governments manage to manipulate us and make us think that their war actions against another nation, race or culture are well justified. Nations make the members of the society belief, that they are doing the right thing and that this military action against a declared enemy is the most desirable thing to do in order to keep “the world’s stability and peace”. For this reason people say we are “meant” to help and serve our country, in it’s war against their enemy which automatically changes into being our enemy too. Propaganda and psychological warfare are elements which are used by the government to accomplish their war objectives and win the war.
Propaganda is when a one side statement is shown to a mass audience. This means that propaganda is meant to show a statement from only one side, for it to manipulate and influence a mass audience. In order to reach a mass audience, government rely upon mediums of communication, the media. Psychological warfare is specific propaganda which intends to influence and manipulate people by the use of morality, patriotism and priorities. It is an indirect form of propaganda which is often use to convince people without making them feel being influenced by someone.
War
Wars are conflicts and confrontations between groups of people that are defending their own interests. They kill...