07-18-2020, 06:57 AM
(07-17-2020, 11:20 PM)treee Wrote: Well aside from the charged terminology 'conspiracy theory' (conspiring happens all the time), part of the draw of some of the crazier conspiracy theories is that they make people feel more in control and intelligent. They 'get it' (ie understand the hidden reality of things) and the rest of the sheep don't.
Yeah, psychologically speaking these movements getting traction makes a ton of sense. I remember this sort of thing being discussed in a social psych class and how it helps to alleviate dissonance. When people have a hard time making sense of the world it can be uncomfortable, i.e. dissonance. Things like Q and other "conspiracy theories" help people reconcile that dissonance.
As for the overall OP and getting into how it all fits into general society and our political theater, well, it's an unfortunate truth of a democracy. The First Amendment protects this dumbassery and allows those engaged in it to vote. Not a ton we can do about it.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
