war and violence

During a time when our country has suffered immensely because of direct attacks that were purposely orchestrated to destroy a majority of U.S. lives, we as citizens look desperately to other citizens for security. Two examples of these direct attacks would be the Japanese invasion against the U.S. and the terrorist act that occurred on September 11th 2001. Shortly after, the presidents who were in office during the time of this harmful assault, both Franklin D. Roosevelt and George Bush, delivered speeches that uniformly shaped the thoughts of the victims, the U.S. citizens. This use of propaganda, frequently used when the nation is in an uproar because of hardships brought against them, is a public attempt to aim everyone's aggression in one direction. My belief is that in Roosevelt's speech he was trying to stir up anger in the American people against their Japanese offenders. His main purpose was to raise emotions of hatred.
The purpose of Bush's address after the September 11th attack was to acknowledge that the country was indeed under serious attack and not to underestimate the strength of the American people. For all the emotional stress that we had endured due to the cause of the event, is given proof of that notion. From further reading his speech I was able to conclude that Bush was surprised at the amount of control that the people seemed to have at the time of this traumatizing incident. Blood drives were initiated and people aided in saving the lives of others instead on thinking solely of themselves. This dedication expressed between citizens, shows the commitment that we have both to this country and to the individuals who reside in it.
The use of propaganda to form the opinions of the nation is only useful when the citizens are the most vulnerable. However, if there are numerous people who choose not to conform to the intended ideas, then the attempts of the national leader will be unsuccessful. .