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== [[Real Life]] ==
* Political and war propaganda is usually loaded with this. From all sides and towards all sides.
* [[Scare Campaign]]s tend to be made of this trope.
** The most well known example is the [[Red Scare]]. The Soviet Union did NOT have a "missile gap" (that is, much more nukes than the US), they did NOT want to start [[World War III]], and the "Communist Rules for Revolution" were a conspiracy theory.
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** During the 40's, American propaganda portrayed the Japanese were portrayed as insects, mice, rats, inhuman beasts, or unflattering caricatures of Emperor Hirohito (most famously in the [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/3/33/20100125180549!Tokio_Kid_Say.png Tokio Kid] posters.
*** Of course, Japanese propaganda directed at _Americans_ was just as unsubtle, often literally demonizing them as "white devils."
**** There is a reason that the very first trope entry in this category is what it is.
** In the 80s, when Japan was experiencing a period of economic wealth and proceeded to buy buildings and land from American developers, along with building tons of factories, a resounding cry of "THEY'RE TEKKIN OUR JERBS" was heard from coast to coast, and fearmongering news reports that [[Japan Takes Over the World|Asian people were only in your town to buy it up]] and evict everyone were prevalent.
** More recently, news outlets stirred up the honey pot by using [http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/30/japan.video.game.rape/ a four year old hentai game] as evidence that all Japanese are rape-minded sex fiends. This prompted some [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/99713-CNN-RapeLay-Controversy-Sparks-Angry-Response fiery rebuttals] from native citizens, saying that people living in glass houses should not throw stones.
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