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Meme: Feed Vets, Not Syrian Rebels
Background Information
This image is taken from Twitter, from an article regarding how a disabled veteran has destroyed anti-refugee arguments. It has appeared excessively in news feeds following Syrian attacks.
Technique Used
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This is propaganda because
The image narrates the length of news broadcasts suggesting and influencing public opinion on how the US President is more concerned with helping Syrian refugees rather than US veterans. The issues of veteran affairs and of aid for Syria are more complicated and likely not related, although this meme links the two issues with a simple message.
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