a) Wallace
tries to open the other southern peoples eye about how they are really living.
He believes segregation is the way to live correctly because it promotes safety
and security. When addressing the southerners and “natives of the great
Mid-West, descendants of the far West flaming spirit of pioneer freedom”
instead of being harsh and mean he tells them there is still hope for them to
do the right thing. He states “we invite you to come and be with us… you are
brothers with us in our fight”. Ultimately Wallace is trying to persuade
everyone that Alabama is better than everyone else and that integration is the
wrong way to live.
b) To
represent his cause he discusses all of the benefits that Alabama as a whole.
He strays away from the topic of segregation to discuss how Alabama has been
“blessed by god” with all of its natural resources and plush agriculture. He
uses these examples and topics to solidify that Alabama truly is the best
state. After discussing this he goes into more about segregation. If whites and
blacks join together into one unit like the communist philosophers say then the
enrichment of lives and our freedom is gone. He talks about our founding
fathers and how they would be disappointed in a nation united at one. Our
nation was never meant for that but rather meant for a nation united of the
many. “The true brotherhood of America is respecting the separateness of
others”. Ultimately he speaks very highly about segregation, Alabama, and conservatives ideas.
c) He
talks about his opponents in a very bad light and even in an aggressive manner.
“We warn those… who would follow the false doctrine of communistic
amalgamanation that we will not surrender…”. This quote from Wallace comes off
sounding like a threat to those who decide to integrate rather than segregate. He
talks about how he is “ashamed” of the people in the south who are deciding
that integration is the right way to live. Wallace’s uses harsh words to
describe his opponents attempting to shut them down make them seem like they
are the ones in the wrong. Basically he speaks about communists as if they are
a part of some evil conspiracy attempting to ruin our nation. Where as he
speaks about those for segregation as if they are angels sent from above here
to fix anything and everything and make a perfect nation.
d) Wallace
definitely uses polarization to discuss black people from white people. His
entire speech he is basically saying how white people are the dominant and
powerful group and black people should be separated from them or else our “enrichment
of life will be decreased”. In addition he uses demonizing to an extreme extent when
talking about his opponents. He uses crazy accusations and harsh language to
describe their stance on integration.
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