Conspiracy theories bypass people’s rationality
How about a mention that so many &quot;conspiracy theories&quot; have a certain grain of truth to them, and the fact that corporate media tries so hard to make sure you&#x27;re not aware of those things?<p>The Jeffrey Epstein story is so deep and disturbing, but <i>no one in media will touch it</i> in any depth. Or even do anything more than superficially acknowledge it.<p>The fact that an article like this doesn&#x27;t even acknowledge that there are underlying truths that contribute to conspiracy theories ultimately contributes to the spread of conspiracy theories.<p>To be clear, I&#x27;m not defending Q. But to attack &quot;Q&quot; in a pseudo-intellectual way without pointing out that there is often a truth at the center of these theories is further evidence used by conspiracy theorists to show that truths are being covered up.<p>The arrogance of articles like this talk is to down to the &quot;stupid people&quot; who believe in such things. But people <i>know</i> there are crazy, almost unbelievable truths out there, like Epstein or MK-ULTRA (and the absolutely nuts connection between MK-ULTRA, Charles Manson, and Jack Ruby).