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I don't like these articles that just take for granted conspiracies don't exist or people labeled conspiracy theorist are crazy. I think in many cases it's a ca
by snapcaster 2y ago
I don't like these articles that just take for granted conspiracies don't exist or people labeled conspiracy theorist are crazy. I think in many cases it's a case of being directionally correct but for the wrong reasons. People are _correct_ not to trust the media or their government. They might be wrong on why but they're not wrong overall
- DougN7 2y agoI know a woman who is absolutely sure there are half-lizard/half-human “people”(?) living in the sewers of New York, which she knows about from a secret news group. Some theories are absolutely BS and crazy. She’s even a nurse, so understands DNA, etc, and this also contradicts her very deeply held religious beliefs. _Something_ is going on to get people like her to believe things like this.
- snapcaster 2y agoYeah agreed, so many of these people are mentally ill. But also, so many conspiracies in my country have been exposed and proven correct. I think the mentally ill folks are used to discredit the "hey these powerful people have colluded and lied to the public's detriment" people
- jscohn85 2y agoLike Jon Stewart [1], "the problem I have with conspiracies is they don't apply the same skepticism to the counter narrative." [1] https://ws.happyscribe.com/public/the-weekly-show-with-jon-stewart/the-second-first-presidential-debate-and-beyond https://ws.happyscribe.com/public/the-weekly-show-with-jon-s...