Hey Folks! This poster here is pretty much about the Communist fear that America had during WW2. In this image you see a greedy and evil looking Asian man in a Communist Uniform rubbing his hands together in a scheming fashion. The red in his hat, and the way the font of the message is written makes you think this is targeted towards the Chinese. The message that this poster is trying to say is that if you take a day off from fighting the war or take a break from being careful in your daily life, the communists will try to take advantage of that. This paints any Asian American in a bad light and can inspire fear and hatred towards that race in America. I find it incredibly racist and this poster probably came around the time they began Japanese internment camps. Scapegoating the Asain immigrants for their problems not troubles with the war and the failing economy. The symbol in the bottom corner is for the Texaco gas company. This company is probably selling fuel for the war so posters like this could help spark more trouble and more use of their gas, thus inspiring more profits for themselves.
Weapons makers, gas companies, and any other company where the products and services rise in profits during times of war probably put money into PR for these types of posters to inspire more anger, fear, or inspire men and women to keep fueling the war effort.
This is the Word.
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