Siodhbhra's Guide to Election Propaganda

Howdy, y'all.

So, I study Communist China. Katie studies the UK. This means that I know quite a lot about propaganda, and she knows quite a lot about the specifics of the ongoing saga that is the 2010 election in Britain (see her friendly guide to it below). In my attempt to contribute to the conversation, I have decided to go over some of the more amusing election advertising (read: hilarious propaganda) that has seen some use in the UK in the past few months. Some are more obviously Photoshopped than others. Highlights include:



Ooo. Ominous. But not as bad as:


Rather more to the point, but still pretty rude. Here comes a personal favorite (notice how "favorite" is spelled correctly, Britain):



While the one above, made by one of Britain's many irrelevant third parties, appealed to my cynicism, the Star Wars geek within jumped for joy with the next one:



Tory leader as Obi-Wan, with a side of Vader. And finally, to draw some useful comparisons to propaganda in the Chinese tradition, which is rather more fond of fat babies than political messages:


The banner reads, "Long Live Mao Zedong!"

I do not, of course, own any of these images. But I wish I did.

Signing off,
Siodhbhra