--- title: Tự-túc (Self-Support) url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/self-support-tu-tuc-1965-1969/ description: 'A sheet (code SP-2134) sets out a step-by-step procedure in line drawings: villagers meet and decide on a project such as a bridge or road.' section: Collection --- 1. [Home](https://propagandaarchive.org/) 2. [Collection](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/) 3. Tự-túc (Self-Support) [![Tự-túc, 1965 US poster: A sheet (code SP-2134) sets out a step-by-step procedure in line drawings](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/self-support-tu-tuc-1965-1969.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/self-support-tu-tuc-1965-1969.jpg) # Tự-túc (Self-Support) A sheet (code SP-2134) sets out a step-by-step procedure in line drawings: villagers meet and decide on a project such as a bridge or road, draw up an estimate, send the petition through the village council to district and province, receive building materials, contribute labour, and finish the work. The closing banner reads 'Compatriots, improve your own lives'. The tell is the sequence of ordinary people and a promised official response that casts self-help as the villagers' own path. ## Propaganda techniques used in this poster [Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/) [Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) ## Text on the object Original (Vietnamese) · read from the image, not independently checked ``` TỰ-TÚC SỰ LƯU THÔNG BỊ GIÁN ĐOẠN, VÌ CẦU GÃY VÀ ĐƯỜNG LẦY LỘI. ĐỒNG BÀO CÓ MUỐN TU SỬA LẠI CẦU VÀ TRÁNG XI-MĂNG ĐƯỜNG ĐI KHÔNG? HAY XÂY CẤT MỘT CÂY CẦU MỚI? CHẮC CHẮN LÀ AI CŨNG MUỐN ẤP MÌNH CÓ CẦU CHẮC CHẮN, ĐƯỜNG SÁ TỐT ĐẸP... VẬY ĐỒNG BÀO HÃY HỢP NHAU LẠI ĐỂ THẢO LUẬN VÀ QUYẾT ĐỊNH DỰ ÁN NÀO THIẾT THỰC CẦN THỰC HIỆN. SAU KHI ĐỒNG Ý, ĐỒNG BÀO HÃY LẬP BẢN CHIẾT TÍNH GỒM CÓ NGÂN KHOẢN DỰ TRÙ CHO SỰ THỰC HIỆN DỰ ÁN, VẬT LIỆU XÂY CẤT NHƯ: XI-MĂNG, SẮT, THIẾC LỢP NHÀ. SAU ĐÓ, ĐỒNG BÀO NHỜ HỘI-ĐỒNG-XÃ CHUYỂN ĐƠN XIN CỦA ĐỒNG BÀO LÊN QUẬN VÀ TỈNH, KÈM THEO BẢN CHIẾT TÍNH VÀ BIÊN BẢN HỌP DÂN. ĐỒNG BÀO SẼ ĐƯỢC QUẬN TRƯỞNG THÔNG BÁO KẾT QUẢ. TÒA HÀNH-CHÁNH TỈNH SẼ CHUYÊN CHỞ VẬT LIỆU XÂY CẤT ĐẾN TẬN NƠI. CÓ VẬT LIỆU RỒI, ĐỒNG BÀO HÃY CÙNG NHAU GÓP CÔNG VÀ NHỮNG VẬT LIỆU KHÁC. DỰ ÁN ĐƯỢC HOÀN THÀNH TỐT ĐẸP. THẾ LÀ ĐỒNG BÀO ĐƯỢC TOẠI NGUYỆN. NGOÀI RA, TÒA HÀNH CHÁNH TỈNH SẼ CỨU XÉT NHỮNG ĐƠN XIN XÂY CẤT GIẾNG NƯỚC, NHÀ VỆ-SINH, ĐƯỜNG SÁ, CHỢ BÚA VÂN VÂN ... VỚI MỤC ĐÍCH ĐEM LẠI CHO ĐỒNG BÀO MỘT ĐỜI SỐNG AN VUI TRONG THÔN ẤP. ĐỒNG BÀO HÃY TỰ CẢI THIỆN ĐỜI SỐNG CỦA MÌNH SP-2134 ``` English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader) ``` SELF-SUPPORT Traffic is interrupted because the bridge is broken and the road is muddy. Do you, compatriots, want to repair the bridge and pave the road with cement? Or build a new bridge? Surely everyone wants their hamlet to have a solid bridge and fine roads... So, compatriots, get together to discuss and decide which practical project needs to be carried out. After agreeing, draw up an estimate including the budget planned for carrying out the project and building materials such as cement, iron and roofing tin. After that, ask the village council to forward your petition to the district and province, together with the estimate and the minutes of the people's meeting. The district chief will inform you of the result. The provincial administration will carry the building materials right to the spot. Once you have the materials, join together to contribute labour and other materials. The project is completed well. So you have your wish fulfilled. In addition, the provincial administration will consider petitions to build wells, latrines, roads, markets and so on... with the aim of bringing the people a peaceful and happy life in the hamlet. COMPATRIOTS, IMPROVE YOUR OWN LIVES SP-2134 ``` [← Self Sufficiency](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/self-sufficiency-1965-1969/) [Một chiến sĩ trong trận giặc chống nghèo (A Soldier in the War Against Poverty) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/soldier-in-the-war-against-poverty-1965-1969/) ## More propaganda examples that use the same techniques - [Trois Tetes sous l'meme bonnet (three heads under the same cap)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/trois-tetes-sous-le-meme-bonnet-1789/) (France · 1789 · Plain folks, Glittering generalities) - ['This log cabin was the first building erected on the North Bend', Whig print by T. Sinclair, 1840](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/harrison-north-bend-log-cabin-sinclair-1840/) (United States · 1840 · Plain folks, Transfer) - [Treeing Coons (pro-Polk cartoon), 1844](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/treeing-coons-polk-1844/) (United States · 1844 · Name-calling, Plain folks) - [Zachary Taylor, People's Candidate for President (Currier banner), 1848](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/taylor-fillmore-peoples-candidate-1848/) (United States · 1848 · Plain folks, Glittering generalities) - ['Little Mac.' (from the Democratic presidential campaign songster)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/little-mac-song-sheet-feeks-1864/) (United States · 1864 · Bandwagon, Plain folks) - [The peoples' choice, H. Greeley G. Brown](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/peoples-choice-greeley-brown-1872/) (United States · 1872 · Bandwagon, Plain folks) - [The working-man's banner. For President, Ulysses S. Grant, 'The Galena Tanner.' For Vice-President, Henry Wilson, 'The Natick Shoemaker.'](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/working-mans-banner-grant-1872/) (United States · 1872 · Plain folks, Transfer) - [The Chappaqua farmer](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/chappaqua-farmer-1872/) (United States · Jul 1872 · Plain folks, Glittering generalities)