Topic > ' The Ugly American and the Ugly… by William J. Lederer

He begins the conversation with the Burmese men brilliantly by delicately manipulating the talks to achieve the end state he desires. He believed that the natives should decide for themselves how to fight the communists without imposing his end on them. Instead of engaging in violence against the much larger communist threat, the Burmese patriots and Father Finian anticipate and control the psychological effects by initiating a successful propaganda campaign. The newspaper gains greater prominence and ultimately undermines communist legitimacy in the region. Every move was calculated and intended to influence the population and mock the communists. They used Marxist writings and other communist writings to expose the true intentions of the communist regime. The writings mention how the communists intend to repress the peasants; who exploit ordinary people and see them as masses considered unthinking. The psychological effects on indigenous people and communists are profound. The Communists make multiple mistakes culminating in an embarrassing audio of a Russian dignitary. This was a huge success and is a great victory for the anti-communists in the South East