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Show 97 (3) Two opposing ideological orientations tutionalists and the ultra-radicals. their propaganda tutional assumed and The Constitutionalists based the argument that the Vietnam War on the Consti emerged: unworthy of support by Americans in was unconsti uniform; they widespread dissatisfaction among the ranks and aimed their propaganda at facilitating an overall decline in efficiency and at supporting anti-war sentiment already evident in the services. ultra-radicals based their propaganda strategy the Vietnam War resulted from ist class to the analysis dent GI's would emerge leading as an imperialist aggression; applying Marx potential leaders propaganda; nor existed within the did they not focus assume very different ways. Although that a upon this question in revolutionary situation Constitutionalist orientation, The Ally and The group of American radical their propaganda efforts Ally was conceived specifically as in two a heavily influenced by radical academics Unive-rsity of California. journalism effort by intellectual workers actual social and armed rebellion military. Aboveground nevertheless developed the an agreed that the United States was acting as (4) Sharing a common ganda weapon by a in throughout American society. imperialist aggressor, they did their the argument that military social system, they assumed dissi to Marxist revolution the Constitutionalists on The The at Ally is important in the history because it to propa was the single systematic develop ,propaganda suited to the psychological conditions of their intended readers. Aboveground's propaganda, however, developed as symptomatic of those conditions. Although Aboveground's GI publishers favored a Consti tutionalist approach, their paper was influenced by civilian USSF |
