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Background Information
This is from AMTV, a grassroots media channel developed by Christopher Greene after witnessing the collapse of global stock markets in 2008 and seeing just how badly it had devastated millions of people. He is a conspiracy theorist who tries to show that "they" are out to hurt "you." He offers a "critical update" that warns about the mortality rate and suggests that it will crash the economy.
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Activate Emotion
This is propaganda because
The idea of big bad government, big corporations, and mainstream media are hiding something from ordinary people is appealing to some people. People might feel like this guy is a thought leaders whose ideas make sense because they align with what they already believe.
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