States Create the Image of Soldiers as Model Citizens and Symbols

question 63

Multiple Choice

States create the image of soldiers as model citizens and symbols of courage, honor, strength, and duty, while demonizing other people as enemies. Andrew Bickford notes that this is part of the state process of:

• A) militarizing life.
• B) inciting danger.
• C) fomenting warfare.
• D) deploying force.
• E) constructing soldiers.

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