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title: Who Is the Friend of the People of Hau Nghia Province?
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/who-are-the-people-of-hau-nghia-friends-1965-1969/
description: A two-column sheet sets photographs under 'The Government of the Republic of Vietnam Builds' (a vaccination, a school, fertiliser distribution.
section: Collection
---

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**Content note:** A photograph, as issued, shows a mine victim lying on a road with grieving relatives. This object is shown as it was published. [Why](https://propagandaarchive.org/about/#as-it-was)

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# Who Is the Friend of the People of Hau Nghia Province?

A two-column sheet sets photographs under 'The Government of the Republic of Vietnam Builds' (a vaccination, a school, fertiliser distribution, a new road) against 'The Viet Cong Destroy' (a mine victim, a ruined school, a wrecked bridge, a cratered road). Short captions credit the Government with care and building and the Viet Cong with killing and sabotage. The tell is the paired contrast: only government benefits appear on one side and only insurgent harm on the other.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/) [Scapegoating](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/scapegoating/)

## Text on the object

Original (Vietnamese) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
AI LÀ BẠN CỦA NHÂN DÂN TỈNH HẬU NGHĨA

CHÍNH PHỦ VIỆT NAM CỘNG HÒA XÂY DỰNG

Chính phủ lo bảo vệ sức khoẻ và sinh mệnh của đồng bào

Chính phủ xây cất trường học để giáo dục con em của đồng bào

Chính phủ giúp cho dân phương tiện làm ăn, như phát phân bón để trồng trọt

Chính phủ lo đắp đường để công việc lưu thông thuận lợi, nền kinh tế phát triển

VIỆT CỌNG PHÁ HOẠI

Việt cọng giựt mìn xe đò, giết hại lương dân

Việt cọng phá hủy trường ốc, khiến con em của đồng bào lâm vào cảnh thất học

Việt cọng phá hủy cầu cống, làm trở ngại công cuộc làm ăn của dân chúng

Việt cọng đặt mìn phá đường làm lưu thông gián đoạn, kinh tế bế tắc
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
WHO IS THE FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE OF HAU NGHIA PROVINCE

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM BUILDS

The government looks after the health and lives of the people

The government builds schools to educate the people's children

The government gives the people the means to earn a living, such as distributing fertiliser for planting

The government builds roads so that traffic is easy and the economy develops

THE VIET CONG DESTROY

The Viet Cong set off a mine under a passenger bus, killing innocent people

The Viet Cong destroy school buildings, leaving the people's children without schooling

The Viet Cong destroy bridges and culverts, obstructing the people's livelihood

The Viet Cong lay mines to wreck the road, interrupting traffic and choking the economy
```

'Việt cọng' is printed so (not 'Việt cộng') in this sheet. Diacritics transcribed as printed to the best of legibility at this image resolution.

[← When Sick, Come to the Dispensaries and You Will Receive Proper Medical Care](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/when-sick-come-to-the-dispensaries-1965-1969/) [Tại sao người Mỹ đã đến Việt-Nam? (Why Have Americans Come to Vietnam?) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/why-have-americans-come-to-vietnam-1965-1969/)

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