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In reply to the discussion: Why Rational People Buy Into Conspiracy Theories [View all]Rex
(65,616 posts)6. Why irrational people buy into conspiring to be impossible.
The best are people that don't believe in ANY conspiracy theories or that it is somehow impossible for 2 or more people to conspire. The world must be very strange to them when something grey happens.
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Wait just a second. You dont really believe that last sentence, you are just pretending
rhett o rick
May 2013
#9
I'm not. I find the idea of being literally unable to work out when I'm wrong terrifying. N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
May 2013
#39
I dunno. I think it's just a matter of being the "comfort food" of inner thoughts
Populist_Prole
May 2013
#2
+100000000000000. We're supposed to believe that our leaders are nice people who would never
HiPointDem
May 2013
#16
The CT label is used some times here in DU to bully posters into shutting up.
rhett o rick
May 2013
#20
Yes, I agree. One prominent poster suggested that those posting CT get immediately PPR'd.
rhett o rick
May 2013
#31
after reading this article I thought of "just because you're paranoid doesn't mean people aren't out
KittyWampus
May 2013
#24
'conspiracy theorist' is a pejorative thrown at anyone who questions policy or actions
markiv
May 2013
#13
What does one call Judy Miller's Iraq WMD reports in the NYT, if not conspiracy theory?
leveymg
May 2013
#15
Binary Thought Syndrome: Official Pronouncement - (Truth); unauthorized thought- (conspiracy theory)
leveymg
May 2013
#21
Conformist: One who has to follow what's 'In' in order to gain popularity and have a life.
Eddie Haskell
May 2013
#30
"Buy into" may not be fair, but lots of people recognize that conspiracies abound
rhett o rick
May 2013
#19
My mom is a successful attorney. Worked, raised me and went to law school BY HERSELF
Number23
May 2013
#22
And yet this NYT article doesn't have the guts to even mention THE elephant in the room
stopbush
May 2013
#26
Many of the common conspiracy theories you hear are recycled John Birch Society nonsense
stevenleser
May 2013
#43
"conspiracy theory" is a phrase frequently used to discredit healthy critical thinking.
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2013
#52