Attitudes The initial consolidation effort is perhaps the most difficult since the attitudes of the population may not be fully known. Understanding these attitudes helps the operator in planning consolidation operations and increases the potential effectiveness of the operations. These attitudes can be uncovered by target analysis. The following attitudes should be examined. Attitudes toward occupying forces. Liberated populations normally have more friendly attitudes toward the liberating forces than occupied-area populations have for the occupying forces. The propagandist must ascertain the tenor and intensity of the attitudes of the population to deal effectively with them. 2-18FM 33-1 Attitudes toward accepting discipline or control. People accustomed to totalitarian methods may respond favorably to authoritarian controls. Those familiar with a democratic way of life may require persuasion rather than discipline. Attitudes shaped by the proximity of the enemy. When enemy forces are located relatively near occupied or liberated areas, the population will fear their possible return and give minimal cooperation to consolidation operations authorities. On On the other hand, if the enemy is remote and unlikely to return, both friendly and hostile persons are more likely to cooperate in the consolidation effort. Attitudes based on enemy propaganda. In liberated and occupied areas the enemy will seek to advance his own ideology through intensive propaganda. The consolidation propagandist must ascertain the source and effectiveness of enemy propaganda so that he can make his own more effective. Attitudes created by organized resistance groups. When organized resistance groups exist in liberated or occupied areas, their presence and actions against occupying forces greatly influence the population. #Biden