In the USA, there are many conspiracy theories involving politicians. Many of thesetheories involve the New World Order, or more specifically, the Illuminati. The Illuminati is saidto have its hand in everything, and politics is not excluded from that. However, there areopposing views on the subject. These can be seen in two pieces in the media: a cartoon by BenGarrison, and an article by Kelly Weill.Ben Garrison, the artist behind the cartoon, is a Libertarian political cartoonist. Hiscartoons seek to criticise the hypocrisy of the political system and the media. In his cartoon named The March of Tyranny, Garrison is trying to bring attention to the idea that both political parties in the US are corrupted by the control of the Illuminati…show more content… This is an example of a piece that promotes the idea that the Illuminati controls the politics in the USA. The next piece, on the other hand, opposes that view.The article that is concerned with the role of the Illuminati in politics is by Kelly Weill. She wrote this article for the Daily Beast. In this article, she rejects the idea that Trump was set up to be president by the New World Order long before the election took place in an effort to overthrow the government. The article is centered around a lawsuit against Trump that claimed that not only is Trump a communist, but communism was created by the Illuminati to take overRussia. The plaintiffs gave little evidence for this, except that they claim that the “Communist Control Act of 1954 is actually a code that detailed how an Illuminati-backed ruler might takepower in the U.S.” (Weill, n.p.). Apparently, Trump would be part of the Communist Party USA because of his dealings with mafia members, according to the Communist Control Act of 1954 (Weill, n.p.). The writer uses logos and ethos in this article by stating that the Communist Party USA, through Estevan Nembhard, the party organizer, denies any affiliation with Trump (Weill, n.p.). This is an example of logos because it is logical that the conspiracy theories should becomeweaker because the Communist Party has denied the claims. It is also an example of…show more content… While the comic is arguing that the Illuminati controls most of the politics in the US, the text argues that there might not be a connection between the Illuminati and the political parties. The comic can be seen mostly as a critical piece with little evidence, while the text providesmore evidence on the subject. It is also interesting to note who is creating each piece, and where they most likely stand politically. The creator of the comic is a Libertarian. This is important because of the topic of the comic, which is the criticism of the two main political parties. Thismight lead to bias in his comics. Weill, on the other hand, is writing for a left leaning newssource. However, political bias is not apparent in her article because instead of putting the Republican party’s presidential candidate down, she is criticising his critics. However, Weill might also be biased against conspiracy theories because of the way they can be portrayed in the media. She takes a very traditional approach to the subject, without really seeming to look at the arguments of the other side. Another difference in between these two pieces, is the appeals that they use. The comics focuses more on pathos while the article uses some logos and ethos.These two pieces from the media are examples
