Source of the problem: |
Ideology, weak character, women, gambling debts |
The government is “soft on Soviets” |
Responsibility |
rests with the traitor and the KGB |
rests with the Government |
Solution |
Strong surveillance and counter intelligence |
New government/ministers |
Moral basis |
Loyalty (to the nation) |
Loyalty (to the nation) |
Cultural motive |
The archetype of the traitor |
The archetype of the traitor |
Metaphor/stereotype |
The deviant person |
The politicians are not to be trusted |
Visual image |
The traitor and the enemy, the traitor as a weak man |
The government and the traitor (and the enemy) |