Trust me when I say trust me. Words spoken by (((someone))) you probably shouldn't trust.

Its coercion. There is definitely malice involved.

This is not the way to go about changing a mind if your intentions are pure and honest.

These are the tactics of evil. If you submit, you deserve your fate.

They wouldn't need to go to such extreme measures if the plague was so deadly, or if the medicine was actually effective or safe.