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Science? Medicine? Lockdowns Are All About Power and Cruelty
Background Information
Retired lawyer Michael Dorstewitz claims on independent American News source Newsmax that, more than proven science and benefits of medicine, decisions to lockdown the country are informed by democratic government's thirst for power over its people. Dorstewitz highlights the damage caused by COVID enforced unemployment as a means to control and punish American citizens
Technique Used
Activate Emotion
This is propaganda because
Heartfelt testimony from the owner of a closed restaurant is employed in reinforcing the cruelty of lockdown measures, and the author utilises this emotional example to highlight the controlling, power hungry nature of a government which doesn't care for the wellbeing of its people. The disregarding of scientific facts and cherry-picking of mean spirited quotes from public figures to encourage audiences to rebel against the lockdown makes this piece of propaganda more harmful than beneficial.
Source
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/cuomo-deblasio-newsom-california/2020/12/07/id/1000395/?fbclid=IwAR0qwmartpOOROEei-gZZ18jJRNMoT9vRQbMdm9VcY5A2Up9IiKnEiq7fjg
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