The silent majority made him possible

A New Zealand protest poster from the Vietnam War. It likens US President Richard Nixon to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler for their respective responsibilities in global conflicts. The design also includes an image from the 1968 My Lai massacre in South Vietnam, where members of the US Army attacked, raped and killed somewhere between 347 and 504 unarmed Vietnamese civilians including women, the elderly, children and infants. The massacre, details of which were released to the public in 1969, increased opposition to US involvement in the Vietnam War. By placing this well-publicised event alongside images of Nixon and Hitler, the three are associated and attempt to make the public claim ownership and stir them to action to end the conflict. This poster was issued by the Auckland Council on Vietnam, New Zealand.