Whenis
expelled, andtakes control of the farm,
it is announced that the windmill will be built. This
surprises the animals,
as Napoleon was vehemantly opposed to it. Spinning the truth is a common
tactic of propaganda;takes control of the public discourse with his circular logic and
outright
lies:
That evening Squealer
explained privately... that
Napoleon had never in reality been opposed to the
windmill... Why, then, asked somebody, had he
spoken so strongly against it?
Here Squealer looked very sly. That, he said, was Comrade
Napoleon's cunning.
He had seemed to oppose the windmill, simply as a manoeuvre to get rid of
Snowball, who was a dangerous character and a bad influence.
(, ,
msxnet.org)
By showing Napoleon as a
brilliant tactician instead of as an
opportunist, Squealer alters public
opinion of Napoleon's brutal regime to one of selfless
sacrifice. After all,
if the windmill was Napoleon's idea, it was evil of Snowball to take
credit
for it; additionally, if Snowball had been plotting to overthrow Napoleon and
become
ruler of the farm, then his actions must be evil, and Napoleon's
actions must be good. Without
any dissenting opinion, the appeal to fear
covers up the outright lies and gives Napoleon carte
blanche to do whatever
he wants.
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