Hillary Clinton’s New Communist-Style Poster




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Retro propaganda posters are all the rage

In the waning days of the 2008 Democratic primary race, the Clinton’s campaign has released a new purchasable poster of Sen. Clinton as stoic visionary. Similar to Mao Zedong posters in the 1960s, this poster is an iconic image of the former first lady.

The cult of personality centered around Mao Zedong through People’s Republic of China propaganda department to promote nationalism and banish liberal bourgeoisie was extremely successful, and has been adopted recently by advertisers.

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Mao Zedong propaganda poster and Obey Giant

Shepard Fairey, known best for his ObeyGiant poster, recently came out with a Che Guevara/Lenin-style poster of Sen. Barack Obama.

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Shepard Fairey’s design and Lenin

Both Fairey’s Obama poster and Obey Giant poster have been subject to mockery.

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Fairey mockery and ObeyThePureBred

Iconic images of Ernesto Guevara, the Argentine Marxist revolutionary, have been a popular symbol for revolution and counterculture worldwide. A 1960 photo taken of him by Alberto Korda during a memorial service for the freighter La Coubre, entitled Guerrillero Heroico, was transformed into one of the most recognizable images in the world.

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Using his own style guerrilla tactics, Shepard Fairey’s depiction of Obama has been wildly popular, combining both elements of Lenin and Che. As told by the Washington Post, Fairey wanted it to go “viral”:

In other words, he wanted to make posters that the cool cats would want. The 2008 Democratic primary season equivalent of the Che poster (with all that implies). More Mao, more right now. The kind of poster that might make its way onto dorm room walls of fanboys. The kind of poster that might sell on eBay, as a signed Fairey Obama recently did, for $5,900. He wanted his posters to go viral.

While aesthetically Barack is more Lenin, Hillary is certainly more Mao.

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With Mao, Lenin, and Che as inspiration, for Clinton and Obama propaganda posters are back. While Fairey’s Obama poster was limited to 350 prints, Hillary’s is on sale now, for $40.

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You decide.

See also: ‘08 Campaign Posters Interpreted

UPDATE:

It appears that the orange lined background has been replaced with lame wavering red stripes.  Pity the designers/campaign gave in to a little scrutiny.

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Images: http://bigchase.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/obey.jpg, http://www.yellowrant.com/Mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=1&Itemid=39, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara, http://www.123posters.com/che.htm, http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000669.html, http://miamipress.net/?p=2485, http://www.bestofneworleans.com/dispatch/2006-05-16/art_rev-1.jpg, http://dreamdogsart.typepad.com/art/2008/05/heel-disney-get.html, http://miamipress.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/snob.jpg, http://www.chinabooks.com/cart/files/t_19428.jpg, http://www.hillarystore.com/store/HC0925.html

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3 Responses to “Hillary Clinton’s New Communist-Style Poster”

  1. Pat variable on November 2nd, 2008 at 12:17 am

    Wow, this is great! I was just writing an article myself about the similarities between the Obama campaign posters of “HOPE” etc. and the Soviet posters. Also, there is a Hitler poster that is just his face and the word “Hitler”. striking that people accept these and think its cool or something. Willful acceptance of Fascism. peace

  2. tortuca on November 2nd, 2008 at 12:34 am

    Pat:

    Go ahead and post the link to your post.

    Cheers,

    -Garling Gauge

  3. Solomon Meki on December 5th, 2008 at 9:38 am

    I think the poster of President Barack Obama, shows change and the believe that any person can achieve whatever they put their mind to. And that the world can be changed without the wars that man believe bring peace(former Pres. W. Bush).

    Pres. B. Obama symbolizes change and hope for many human beings in this world, his name wil be written next to those of Nelson Mandela, Ernesto “Che” Guvuera and all the revolutionist of the past era.

    May God bless his time as the President of the United States of America, and make him have the wisdom of King Solomon.

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