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I never knew military propaganda / recruitment videos were so emotional

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Saw this posted on Twitter as a Chinese military recruitment video (though apparently it isn't one directly, it's in celebration of some military day) and it was contrasted against some more normal American Army video that was a bit more 'badass'.



Damn........kind of want to join the PLA now where do I sign up.

Also 'peace behind me, war in front of me'
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Pantaghana

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Propaganda is based around influencing and exploiting emotions, that video seems pretty standard for that sort of thing.
 

Rondras

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Play America's Army, you literally can't play as the bad guys. (It's a propaganda game filled with a lot of crap about how awesome is to be a soldier(but its actually a good game))
 
Dyle

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That's like the whole point of propaganda. All propaganda take advantage of your emotions, US recruitment videos are no different, they just tend to target a different type of emotion because they know that is what the people they are looking for respond best to
 
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Rondras said:
Play America's Army, you literally can't play as the bad guys. (It's a propaganda game filled with a lot of crap about how awesome is to be a soldier(but its actually a good game))
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I did play that when I was like 13 lol.

Pantaghana said:
Propaganda is based around influencing and exploiting emotions, that video seems pretty standard for that sort of thing.
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Dyle said:
That's like the whole point of propaganda. All propaganda take advantage of your emotions, US recruitment videos are no different, they just tend to target a different type of emotion because they know that is what the people they are looking for respond best to
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Maybe in general that type of video isn't so rare, though I'm from Canada and as a result most of the military recruitment videos were not so emotional but like "come get a degree and play with cool tech!" And the recent US one it was being compared to:


But yeah maybe not that rare (and it's not even an actual recruitment video I think) but I thought it was pretty effective lol.
 
Kasey

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"Pick up the steel gun, we must let go of the children"

Either a mistranslation or really fucked up advice.
 
Sinfamy

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Asian ad agencies love emotional porn commercials.
You should watch those insurance ones if you want to be sad for no reason.
 
linkboy

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I mean, just look at the perverse cult sorrounding the armed forces in the U.S..
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I really don't like telling people I'm a veteran because it leads into the whole "Thank you for your service" crap.

I honestly wish people who thank me for my sacrifice instead on my service. At least then they'd be acknowledging all the bullshit I put up with when I was on active duty (a lot of which I'm still dealing with to this day), instead of making themselves feel better.
 
Rose Red

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Well, most of the time they're trying to make you get ready to die for someone else's gain. Better be emotional.
 
Bdub79

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I desperately needed a job and once I was out it set me up for a good future. But I dont advertise that I'm a veteran because it was just a job and I dont need acknowledged or thanked for putting up with some hardcore bullshit.
 
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linkboy said:
I really don't like telling people I'm a veteran because it leads into the whole "Thank you for your service" crap.

I honestly wish people who thank me for my sacrifice instead on my service. At least then they'd be acknowledging all the bullshit I put up with when I was on active duty (a lot of which I'm still dealing with to this day), instead of making themselves feel better.
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I desperately needed a job and once I was out it set me up for a good future. But I dont advertise that I'm a veteran because it was just a job and I dont need acknowledged or thanked for putting up with some hardcore bullshit.
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After that PLA video I finally understand. You get my salute!!
 
donkey

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Always a fan of the "be all that you can be" US Army commercials. Super catchy.

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I desperately needed a job and once I was out it set me up for a good future. But I dont advertise that I'm a veteran because it was just a job and I dont need acknowledged or thanked for putting up with some hardcore bullshit.
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Yeah, my family or people that are close to me always bring it up, especially when it gets closer to Veteran's Day and whatnot, but just like you, it was just a job to me that helped me grow up and set me up for later. There were way more people that sacrificed more and I'd rather it be channeled to them.

I will absolutely get my free Krispy Kreme when asked though. XD
 
Vela

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You've never seen a Hollywood film I assume? That's the most emotional US military propaganda if I've ever seen one
 
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Yeah lol, but it's one of the tamer ones I felt comfortable sharing. A lot of the military propaganda has the term, "jap" so it gets a little crazy. I find it all very interesting at how you can tell a culture in time by just a propaganda poster.
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They are pretty good in general though. Lots of emotional ones from many countries and I think people generally find them interesting. That one just seems a bit off though with the fist shake contrasted with "our bullets will do it!"
 
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Z-Beat said:
More emotional than gum commercials though?
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That is the dumbest series of commercial out there. Holy hell. The first few commercials? Yeah they're fine, whatever. But it quickly turned into a try-hard drama that must have been written by a middle-schooler who just read Romeo & Juliet for the first time. Good God it's so bad.
 
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