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If you find that interesting, have you investigated why _people_ do it?

• uoaei 5y ago
  Yes, because they really really want their preconceptions to be validated, and when they are incapable of accepting that there is no evidence for their argument, they choose to take unrelated stories and repackage them as an argument for their side despite a complete lack of support for the position in the source material. Just like you are doing here.
  • reedjosh 5y ago
    I would say something like it comes down to a fundamental distrust of our society and its various institutions of power combined with the fact that despite this distrust _people_ are being made to go along with something they don't believe in. But ya, _people_ are just uninformed and building a narrative that isn't there. Even if the narratives are inherently false, can't we at least consider why the mistrust is present instead of essentially accusing _people_ of a lack of logic and borderline calling _people_ crazy?
    • uoaei 5y ago
      Oh, sure, we can do that. And often we do. But mistrust is absolutely not an excuse to inflame culture wars and spread misinformation.