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Promotion of negative images of opponents

Visualization of narrower problems

Name(s):

Demonizing the enemy

Negative socialization towards opponents

Fixation on adversaries

Nature

The socio-psychological contexts and mind-sets of competing social groups and nations generate negative images and language which effectively prevent progress toward social, political, economic or military cooperation. Western societies are accused of being imperialistic or colonial capitalist war-mongers. Socialist countries are called demonic or atheistic. Evangelists accuse companies of having logos which represent the devil. Such language and images are designed to create stereotypes and discourage understanding. Negotiations with an adversary who is totally evil is impossible.

Broader

Propaganda

Psychological warfare

Compulsory indoctrination

Elimination of opposition groups or individuals

Narrower

Detraction

Antisemitism

Smear campaigns

Religious vilification

Political smear campaigns

Deliberate political leaks

Unjustly persecuted scientists

Denigrating comparative advertising

Fabrication of politically sensitive incidents

Reduces

Political opposition

Political opposition to administrative action

Aggravates

Evil eye

Scapegoats ^{[in 3 loops]}

Personified evil

Escalation of war

Aggravated by

Power politics

Harmful thought

Defamation of character

Inadequacy of social doctrine

Negative effects of rejection

Sophistication in warfare and intelligence

Strategy(ies)

Changing prevailing negative attitudes

Demonizing the enemy

Focusing on adversaries

Promoting negative images of opponents

Value(s)

Reference(s)

Keen, Sam: Faces of the Enemy: reflections of the hostile imagination

Wistrich, Robert S: Demonizing the other: Antisemitism, racism and xenophobia

Type

(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems

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The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

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