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It was easier to disagree without annoyance before those views got so disagreeable. There's a huge difference between a minor disagreement over taxes and dealin

by mkr-hn 4y ago

It was easier to disagree without annoyance before those views got so disagreeable. There's a huge difference between a minor disagreement over taxes and dealing with someone vomiting conspiracy theories about litter boxes for furries at school and secret trafficking operations at pizza parlors. Conspiracy theories used to be relatively harmless. They're how we got Stargate and X-Files. I can't just live and let live when the view I disagree with is the view is that there's a secret queer cabal indoctrinating children. That kind of claim has consequences that "maybe capital gains could be lower" doesn't.

barbariangrunge 4y ago
I’ve never met anybody who takes conspiracy theories seriously. I think it’s the media, sadly, blowing it out of proportion, and that most conspiracy theorists are in it for the for kicks
- nobody9999 4y ago
  >I’ve never met anybody who takes conspiracy theories seriously. I think it’s the media, sadly, blowing it out of proportion, and that most conspiracy theorists are in it for the for kicks Meet Edgar Welch[0] and Mark Finchem[1]. There are many others and you may not actually meet those folks in person, but there are plenty of folks who take conspiracy theories seriously. Ignore that at your (and that of the rest of us) peril. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Ping_Pong#Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory,_2016_shooting,_and_the_COVID-19_pandemic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Ping_Pong#Pizzagate_cons... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Finchem#Response_to_the_2020_presidential_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Finchem#Response_to_the_2... Edit: Correction, Edgar Welch was released from prison this past March.
  - barbariangrunge 4y ago
    Do you know those people personally? Or are they people who the media cherry picked to make it seem like there is a wave of conspiracy theories sweeping the nation in order to get clicks? There have always been cranks out there, so you can’t just pick a couple and say “point made.” Remember the satanic panic?

by mkr-hn 4y ago

barbariangrunge 4y ago

I’ve never met anybody who takes conspiracy theories seriously. I think it’s the media, sadly, blowing it out of proportion, and that most conspiracy theorists are in it for the for kicks

nobody9999 4y ago
>I’ve never met anybody who takes conspiracy theories seriously. I think it’s the media, sadly, blowing it out of proportion, and that most conspiracy theorists are in it for the for kicks Meet Edgar Welch[0] and Mark Finchem[1]. There are many others and you may not actually meet those folks in person, but there are plenty of folks who take conspiracy theories seriously. Ignore that at your (and that of the rest of us) peril. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Ping_Pong#Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory,_2016_shooting,_and_the_COVID-19_pandemic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Ping_Pong#Pizzagate_cons... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Finchem#Response_to_the_2020_presidential_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Finchem#Response_to_the_2... Edit: Correction, Edgar Welch was released from prison this past March.
- barbariangrunge 4y ago
  Do you know those people personally? Or are they people who the media cherry picked to make it seem like there is a wave of conspiracy theories sweeping the nation in order to get clicks? There have always been cranks out there, so you can’t just pick a couple and say “point made.” Remember the satanic panic?