“No longer on the periphery, conspiracy theories have been weaponized in what is already an intensely politicized and polarized American culture.”
“Unfortunately, conspiracy theories play upon our fear by supplying a more powerful emotion: rage. Fear can so quickly morph into anger because it provides an object: they are to blame, they caused this, they deserve retribution. There will always be a willing audience for people to scapegoat.” - CToday
When you complain about a poll showing that “evangelicals strongly agreed that the mainstream media produced fake news,” I have no confidence that you can tell what’s a conspiracy theory and what isn’t.
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