Our American Vaccination Indoctrination (2) Norman Rockwell's Americana art was sponsored by Merck, pharma to integrate their vaccines into American culture

Norman Rockwell was paid by Merck pharmaceutical company to create illustrations that glorify and normalize the consumption of medical products, especially vaccines.

May 27, 2023

Americana [plural noun, Amer·i·ca·na ə-ˌmer-ə-ˈkä-nə] 1: materials concerning or characteristic of America, its civilization, or its culture; broadly: things typical of America1

Few things can represent America better than the fact that much of its iconic art and theater which defines the culture was paid for and influenced by private, profiteering, corporate-government interests; as such, the distinction between culture and advertising is forever blurred. This is perhaps to be expected in a nation that embraces simplistic notions of capitalism without limits, regulations or ethics, where “victory at all costs” is praised and well paid, and the victims are ignored, disregarded, insulted or blamed for their losses. All nations and cultures have their indoctrination and propaganda, which is designed to appear as part of the native/natural/normal culture.

“without propaganda, there can be no large-scale immunization … If we baldly told the whole truth, it is doubtful whether the public would submit to immunization.” Lancet 1938

Many Americans can immediately recognize the art of Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) as his paintings from the Saturday Evening Post are an indelible part of Americana, showing moments that reflect and then dictate integral parts of American life.

In this classic painting “Before the Shot” from the March 1958 cover, Rockwell depicts a doctor preparing a vaccination injection for a young boy.

This isn’t simply innocent art reflecting daily life; Norman Rockwell was paid by Merck pharmaceutical company to create illustrations that glorify and normalize the consumption of medical products, especially vaccines.