A decorated and helmeted war veteran walks, crushing the octopus titled “Maffia,” whose tentacles are named: “Waste,” “Scandals,” “Corruption.”
\nIn the background, French people are building under a blue, white, and red rainbow. <\/p>\n
To understand this poster, one must recall that in early 1934, France was in the midst of an economic and social crisis. Successive governments proved incapable of resolving the difficulties faced by the French people. Anti-parliamentarianism grew in response to numerous political-financial scandals, particularly the Stravinski affair. On February 6, 1934, a riot left 15 dead and over 2,000 injured. It led to the fall of the Daladier government. Among the protesters were the very powerful veterans’ associations, closely tied to the far right, which sought to expand their influence and began engaging in propaganda.
\nThis poster was reproduced on the back of the Civic Action Program of the War Veterans, published by Combatant Action. In its foreword, it reads: “To rally the entire country to the ideas of restoring public morale and reestablishing state authority, as voted in the Wagram Hall in October 1933 and largely adopted by the National Confederation of War Veterans on March 25, 1934, the National Union of War Veterans created Combatant Action.
\nIts Goal:
\nTo propagate, under the guidance of war veterans, united as on the front lines, a program of reforms whose urgent necessity was made clear to all of France by the tragic events of February 6….”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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