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> Is believing that some political parties (or even some people in them) court immigrants and which there were more of them because they would get more votes re
by swatcoder 4y ago
> Is believing that some political parties (or even some people in them) court immigrants and which there were more of them because they would get more votes really "racist" and a conspiracy theory?
You know, I think you’re asking a fair and earnest question, but let’s just try to dig into the conspiracy theory part on its own.
Can you think of organizations that openly advocate for that cause?
If so, that doesn’t sound like a conspiracy theory; just a political anxiety.
But if you can’t think of any, do you think its a machination happening in the shadows? Is there any evidence that could convince you otherwise?
A lot of conspiracy theories rely on non-falsifiability and on assembling theories from suggestive evidence (a “telling statement” here or there, the ramblings of a loudmouthed ideologue, a leaked document) rather than normal signals of political behavior like an organized advocacy group or party platform statements.
- car_analogy 4y ago> Can you think of organizations that openly advocate for that cause? If so, that doesn’t sound like a conspiracy theory; just a political anxiety. I mean, that's basically saying that it is happening, but it's not a conspiracy. "Yes all these things you fear are in fact happening and you are being replaced, but it's not a conspiracy we're doing it in the open" is not the usual retort. And I believe the proponents of the great replacement conspiracy theory don't even call it a conspiracy theory - to them, it's just "the great replacement". "Conspiracy theory" is tacked on largely by its detractors.