Propaganda

To my journal,

The propaganda really influenced me into joining this war. If there wasn't any huge billboards and posters hanging around my hometown i probably wouldn't even be here. I don't know if i should think of the propaganda being a bad thing though. Without it, i wouldn't have been here and fighting for my countries independence. some of the posters, newspapers and media that really caught my attention would have to be these ones right here ....

these posters around town really got to me because it made me feel like if i stayed home and did nothing while all these men were off fighting, it would make me feel useless. The second poster was the one that got to me the most because I wanted to be a man with a purpose, not one who just sat around waiting for the war to end while all these other guys got respect and i didn't. Another thing that influenced me into joining the canadian force were the newspapers. Every morning, back at my home town i would wake up, pour myself a cup of coffee and read the newspaper. One morning i read two articles with the headlines "the pros of being a soldier" and as well "innocent Belgium civilian child's hand cut off by the Germans". I put those two together and i thought maybe i could have been the soldier who would've saved that child's life if i joined! No innocent child deserves to be harmed during this war, THIS article about the child was the one that completely influenced me into going into the war and teach the enemy a lesson!