Which is easier?

To admit you were wrong or to double-down on a conspiracy theory?

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What really bothered me about the dialogue around the mail bomber is that conspiracy theories weren't fringe beliefs but mainstream acceptable debate. That's new.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@CountScrofula I noticed that. A lot of semi-mainstream Conservatives used Alex Jones language and to my knowledge, zero Conservatives called that out as unacceptable. The US right keeps getting more radical.

CountScrofula · 41-45, M

@Burnley123 Yeah. Alex Jones may have been kicked off of every major platform but his way of thinking is now the default.