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Silent3

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41. It's one of the few that's real and not nuts, but it's also pretty much out in the open

Mon Mar 28, 2022, 04:48 PM

Mar 2022

Unlike crazy conspiracies where, oh, world-wide satanic child trafficking rings are being run out of non-existent basements of pizza parlors, a lot Trump's conspiracy was conducted in plain sight, just daring people to ignore it.

To know that Trump was up to no good never, ever required belief in hidden cabals, scouring photos for secret hand gestures, counting buttons on people's jackets and plugging the numbers into Bible Code, etc. Sure, some of Trump's evil-doing was done behind closed doors, but the on-public-view behavior was more than enough to know the broad strokes of what was happening.

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Why do people believe conspiracy theories? [View all] Dirty Socialist Mar 2022 OP

The dopamine they get from feeling special because they're "in the know". Lucky Luciano Mar 2022 #1

Agree Johnny2X2X Mar 2022 #21

Powerless People BlueIdaho Mar 2022 #29

People DON't believe conspiracy theories... Lucid Dreamer Mar 2022 #2

Lol nt Tickle Mar 2022 #4

Because they are simpler than reality iemanja Mar 2022 #3

Conspiracy theories are Tickle Mar 2022 #5

Is this about WWE, or the Oscars? old as dirt Mar 2022 #6

Because they might be true. edbermac Mar 2022 #7

Exactly. Was there a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election? Midnight Writer Mar 2022 #25

There is a difference between a conspiracy and a conspiracy theory. fightforfreedom Mar 2022 #30

That thing you're calling a conspiracy theory is really just a suspicion of a conspiracy. Iggo Mar 2022 #44

Because there are actual conspiracies out there. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 2022 #8

Yes. A big discernment tool is to ask how many people are needed to make a CT work Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #12

+1 ProfessorGAC Mar 2022 #18

Hah! RobinA Mar 2022 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #17

Same reason people believe in religions. betsuni Mar 2022 #9

Also it's way to direct blame away from self. "I woulda been a success if Trump got a second term" Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #10

"No wait, 'some people say' if maybe the system was not rigged against me, I would've won the betsuni Mar 2022 #14

Conspiracies are ubiquitous. Edim Mar 2022 #11

because they were raised to believe in nonsense scarytomcat Mar 2022 #13

Also, propaganda works, gab13by13 Mar 2022 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #16

There's a big difference between lowercase conspiracy and Grand Conspiracy Silent3 Mar 2022 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #23

It's the rest of us who've had enough. The people eating this shit up don't want to turn it off. Silent3 Mar 2022 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #36

Is the Big lie a grand conspiracy? How about restriction of voting rights? wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #40

It's one of the few that's real and not nuts, but it's also pretty much out in the open Silent3 Mar 2022 #41

Of course much of their hamhanded tactics are evident to most sentient beings, wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #48

The conclusions of forced sense from a chaotic world Torchlight Mar 2022 #19

Why should existence have a purpose? No need, as you imply, to grasp for one wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #49

Because real conspiracies have been how mankind has operated forever. wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #22

We're implicitly talking about the cuckoo-bananas conspiracies. Lucky Luciano Mar 2022 #24

When a big event takes place, some people believe something big must be behind it. fightforfreedom Mar 2022 #26

Many people want simple answers to complex questions. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #27

Or they want complex answers to simple questions. Kaleva Mar 2022 #32

Fair point! Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #33

Well in the RFK assassination there were more bullets fired than Sirhan's gun wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #39

Other acoustic experts can only identify 7 or 8 shots fired Kaleva Mar 2022 #42

When you count the bullets removed from Senator Kennedy, the bystanders and wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #47

Despite decades of investigations, conducted by numerous prople Kaleva Mar 2022 #50

LOL. Many people have gone to court and their motions have been denied. wanda4rafi Mar 2022 #53

Too broad - there are conspiracies. David__77 Mar 2022 #28

Confirmation bias Kaleva Mar 2022 #31

Trump and his enablers conspired to overturn the election. fightforfreedom Mar 2022 #34

+1 Kaleva Mar 2022 #43

DIY conspiracy theory play set SoonerPride Mar 2022 #38

Makes them feel important and that they have special insight BannonsLiver Mar 2022 #45

It satisfies their pre-formed view of the world WarGamer Mar 2022 #46

But then there are the fake conspiracies mocking things like Q or woo alphafemale Mar 2022 #51

Not all conspiracies are theories, some are real. A person just has have a healthy sense of Raine Mar 2022 #52

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