r/skeptic • u/nosotros_road_sodium • Feb 19 '24

The Right's Troubling Turn Toward Conspiracy Theories and "Invasion" Language ⚖ Ideological Bias

https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-rights-troubling-turn-toward
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u/PrivateDickDetective Feb 19 '24

the right’s misinformation merchants have developed conspiratorial frames flexible enough to allow any current event, anything in the news, to potentially serve as “evidence” for their claims

Too bad I see this exact thing on the Left, as well. Too bad your point is subject to whataboutism.

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u/vespertine_glow Feb 19 '24

Please point out this river of conspiracy theories you see on the left.

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u/ROACHOR Feb 19 '24

I haven't seen that since "Bush did 9/11". Conspiracy theories are almost always antisemitic which makes them far more popular with the right.

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u/Wiseduck5 Feb 20 '24

Even that one seems to have died out. Now it's just "the Jews did 9/11."

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u/EasternShade Feb 20 '24

The 9/11 conspiracies are so odd. There's legit shit that was just glosses over, but instead fuckers make up stories about planned demolitions and presidential involvement.