คอมมิวนิสต์ หรือ เสรีภาพ (Communism or Freedom), Thai-language poster, education panel
Two-panel colour poster with the Thai headline 'Communism or Freedom'. On the left, a teacher points to a wall map with China in red under a hammer and sickle, beneath a portrait of Mao Zedong; the caption says youth in communist countries are taught to hate neighbouring countries. On the right, pupils do laboratory work and a teacher writes at a blackboard; the caption says 'we' teach our children manners and knowledge for good citizenship. The tell: a classroom paired against a classroom, the left claim uncited (fear-appeal; transfer).
- Date
- 1966
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (USIA), Thai-language 'Communism or Freedom' poster series distributed in Thailand
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Johnson Administration
- Leader
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Demonize
- Themes
- War and the military, Home front
- Event
- Cold War
- Techniques
- Fear appealTransfer
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (LOT 10536, transferred from the U.S. Information Agency), retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (US government work, USIA transfer; LOC: 'No known restrictions on publication.')
U.S. Information Agency, c. 1966; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZC4-3589
Text on the object
คอมมิวนิสต์ หรือ เสรีภาพ [left panel caption] เยาวชนในประเทศคอมมิวนิสต์ถูกสั่งสอน ให้เกลียดชังประเทศเพื่อนบ้านทั่วทุกแห่ง [right panel caption] เราอบรมสั่งสอนลูกหลานของเราให้เป็นผู้มีมรรยาท และ ให้มีวิชาความรู้สำหรับดำเนินชีวิตอย่างเป็นพลเมืองดี [map, left panel] 中國 [other labels illegible] [lower left corner] (V)
COMMUNISM or FREEDOM [left panel caption] Youth in communist countries are taught to hate the neighbouring countries everywhere. [right panel caption] We bring up and teach our children and grandchildren to be well-mannered and to have knowledge for living their lives as good citizens. [map, left panel] China [other labels illegible] [lower left corner] V
Read from 1024 px LOC image with 3x crops. The numeral and the map's labels are small; 'V' and '中國' are best readings. Translation is FRAME's own literal rendering, machine-assisted and not verified by a fluent reader.
