I haven't actually heard that it is deadlier. I have heard a psy-op way of talking though: "The deadly delta variant...." Of course it is deadly if anyone died of it, but is it deadlier than alpha? (The first wave) No, it isn't, you are only primed to think that. Then "is spreading rapidly...." Which is probably also true, but your brain is still back on "deadly." After a while what you remember best are the first and last words of a statement and soon (((they))) hope you are properly afraid.
updoot for the "psy-op way of talking" point. This is a great example of how propaganda works: it's not outright lying; it is lying by innuendo and sophistry.
I haven't actually heard that it is deadlier. I have heard a psy-op way of talking though: "The deadly delta variant...." Of course it is deadly if anyone died of it, but is it deadlier than alpha? (The first wave) No, it isn't, you are only primed to think that. Then "is spreading rapidly...." Which is probably also true, but your brain is still back on "deadly." After a while what you remember best are the first and last words of a statement and soon (((they))) hope you are properly afraid.
updoot for the "psy-op way of talking" point. This is a great example of how propaganda works: it's not outright lying; it is lying by innuendo and sophistry.