Or, is this how a fear propagandist talks so you feel attacked and afraid?
Wreak havoc! Breakneck speed! Rapid! Now! Loud and Clear! Overwhelming! Hard and Swift! Battering!
You’d think he was talking about some crazy chaos happening in actual reality, with cars on fire and body parts in street gutters. He whispers “potential” then turns his fantasy into a screaming erotic hysteria novel for fear fetishists.
What he is really saying: some early evidence seems to suggest Omicron may have potential to become something we must be cautious of, even though yes it apparently seems like it is currently nothing.
He really went overboard didn’t he? Sadly, many people read this type of thing and don’t see the trick. Instead they feel the fear downloading straight into their brain without even noticing. It is worth reading his paragraph a dozen times, to really appreciate how much fear language he managed to jam in there.
