@Convivial it's a conspiracy but I know that it true. It's seen as false Just think of the apollo conspiracy is seen as man did not walk on the moon . Well if i believe they did it crushes the conspiracy theory/
@SumKindaMunster some think people that applying cui bono or bring up conflicts of interest are cwazy conspiracy theorists. Its an internal protection method imo
@gol979 Indeed. I liken it to a totem, a word people use to ward off that which they don't understand. It's easy and comforting to assume everyone who doesn't go along with the official narrative is a "conspiracy theorist". It makes it easier to dismiss such people and ideas and prevent one from having to contemplate the messiness and uncomfortable feelings that the truth might bring up.
The term was created by Democrats to spread the lie that those telling the truth were "crazy", while the lies and propaganda they've been shoveling is presented as truth. But as more and more "conspiracy theories" are clearly proven to be true, and Democrat lies shown to be untrue, people are finally waking up.
The advent of the internet has greatly stimulated the acceptance of conspiracy theories. Before the internet crackpot conspiracy theories appeared mainly in seedy tabloid newspapers. Only the most gullible, ill-educated people read or believed in such publications.
With the internet, however, millions of people who should know better are ready to believe the most preposterous nonsense. They seem empowered that they have been let into special knowledge. Reputable news organizations with editors, fact checking and evidence-based reporting have become the establishment that is hiding "the truth" and promoting "fake news."
Its a weaponised phrase by the cia to discredit anyone who questioned the jfk narrative. This pejorative has been deployed many times since but is slowly losing its power.
And to paraphrase michael parretti, its perfect!y acceptable to believe that people/groups with the same interests band together and join forces to achieve a goal (ie teachers striking for better pay/conditions) but apply this sentiment to the government/uber rich/parasite class and you are labelled a "conspiracy theorist".
As stated, this term is losing its power.....for obvious reasons.
Being naturally sceptical and questioning everything that is presented to you as fact is a healthy way of understanding the world.
But when scepticism is divorced from rational thought or an average level of knowledge about public affairs or life in general, that's when the craziness begins to set in . .
The term “Conspiracy theories” was coined by the CIA as a way to refute things that they didn’t want the citizens to learn about.
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There’s people who like to be told what to do, how to do it and listen to this too much. 👉🏻📺
Then there’s the ones that question it when it doesn’t make any sense.
The people that are behind it all, the ones putting the fear out to control the majority, convince the ones that can’t think for themselves that we are the crazy ones and came up with the word. Conspiracy theorist.
I think some of theories are so insane it's hilarious. At the least it's ignorance. The theorists offer NO real proven evidence and they certainly haven't had any hands on testing themselves. It's all youtube, tic toc, twitter videos, etc.. That's the extent of the proof. I suspect it gives some validation and the attention they crave. Fills some void in their life, makes them feel superior to others.
Flat Earth is the end all be all for conspiracy theories. Everything goes back to NASA lying
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Contrary to what some mentioned. I read that it's origin and usage was as far back as 1909, far before the whole jkf theories. According to Wikipedia.
Conspiracy theories are generally designed to resist falsification and are reinforced by circular reasoning: both evidence against the conspiracy and absence of evidence for it are misinterpreted as evidence of its truth,[8] [13] Studies have linked belief in conspiracy theories to distrust of authority and political cynicism.[14][15][16] Some researchers suggest that conspiracist ideation—belief in conspiracy theories—may be psychologically harmful or pathological,[17][18] and that it is correlated with lower analytical thinking, low intelligence, psychological projection, paranoia, and Machiavellianism.
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My theory is they can never EVER be disproved because THEY are always covering up the smoking gun, which can never be found (conveniently)
My conspiracy theories don't cost me anything and someone else's theories don't hurt me. Interesting conversations may be the worst effect of conspiracy theories. I try not to get too spooled up about what someone else believes whether it is religion, conspiracy theories or whether they believe in climate change or not. It really isn't worth it, whether Oswald was or wasn't the lone shooter of JFK isn't going to affect me even a small bit today.
When the aliens land, they team up with the Reptilian Shapeshifters, the Freemasons, the Illuminati, the Global Warming folks, Flat Earthers, and BigFoot, then nobody will be calling me crazy, ya hear. 😃
