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Is someone a conspiracy theorist if they conjecture about conspiracies or because they conspire with others to promote a theory?
by adolph 4y ago
Is someone a conspiracy theorist if they conjecture about conspiracies or because they conspire with others to promote a theory?
- boppo1 4y agoThe former. The latter would be a theory conspiracist.
- tanseydavid 4y agoThe term Conspiracy Theorist is a slur and a pejorative in the vast majority of cases where it is applied. Conjecturing about whether or not a particular situation might be explained by a conspiracy does NOT make one into a Conspiracy Theorist. The term Conspiracy Theorist would accurately describe someone who makes a living at it -- like Alex Jones or David Icke.
- 90d 4y agoI don't think either of them are allowed to make a living