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Isn’t it the “deep state” and “government coverup” type of theories that are conspiracy theories? The flat earth thing is an example of that, where the theory i
by clickety_clack 1y ago
Isn’t it the “deep state” and “government coverup” type of theories that are conspiracy theories? The flat earth thing is an example of that, where the theory is that “they” (the government or big globe or whoever) are trying to convince you that the world is round when it’s actually flat.
Note that the article we’re discussing specifically mentions “people who believe in conspiracies” in the first line.
- arp242 1y ago> Note that the article we’re discussing specifically mentions “people who believe in conspiracies” in the first line. Which obviously refers to conspiracy theories in this context. Words can have more than one meaning (again: see "theory", among others). Watergate was a government cover-up. No one denies that happened. Or Iran-Contra, or the Snowden leaks. Or the WMDs in Iraq.