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"I Know I'm Right!": How Conviction Becomes Conspiracy


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So, today I decided to take you inside the mind of a conspiracy theorist  to let you know how they see the world. Remember, I am a former  conspiracy theorist myself. i know how they think. I know what they are  trying to do, and I know the feelings that are motivating their  behavior. I have been disheartened when seeking out documentaries on  conspiracy theorists. The people they are portraying, mostly illiterate  Trump supporters, as being conspiracy theorists are nothing more than a  stupid stereotype. I'm not saying that paranoid schizophrenics cannot  become conspiracy theorists, anyone can. However, making outrageous  claims such as "we need to listen to conspiracy theorists more" or "we  need to stop making fun of them" is just incorrect. First of all, as I  state in the video, a stranger will never get through to a conspiracy  theorist. Conspiracy theorists are suspicious of strangers, and  generally tend to keep to their own. This is evidenced by Dr. Fauci's  low approval rating, not to mention the mistrust of intellectuals and  medical professionals in America. They simply do not trust strangers.  So, arguing that you can kill these people with kindness is just  bizarre. They will interpret your kindness as being motivated by some  dastardly plot. It is much better to be brutally honest with conspiracy  theorists, especially if you don't know them. At least then they will  leave you alone. Only relatives and friends can reach conspiracy  theorists, people they trust that would have no motivation to turn on  them. Yet I am hearing more and more people say that they are giving up  on their friends and relatives that support conspiracy theories. This is  not a good sign. These people are the only ones who can convince  conspiracy theorists to think twice.The only other thing that may work is to leave them to their own devices  so that they lose everything, but this is also a sadistic approach, one  that will make them despise humanity, and possibly harm themselves or  others. We are playing a dangerous game here, and no one seems to  notice. These people believe they can overthrow the government, and they  came pretty close in January. Their actions could be that of delusion,  however they are also consciously waging an all out war on the social  contract, and society in general. They are very hostile toward us, and  our way of life. They are our enemies, not our friends, and they should  be treated as such. And, with a host of prominent celebrities, world  leaders, and quack doctors on their side, they are slowly, but surely  making it so that our new normal will be the normal. It is time to  understand that we are losing the battle for hearts and minds. We cannot  sit around entertaining these people forever. Either they vaccinate or  they must be punished for harming themselves and others. It's just  reality. Of course the media talks about them, but that is only because they can  make a buck. Besides, the media's "care" for children is rooted in them  wanting to get people back to school. You know, the schools that  couldn't even teach children that pandemics were a problem. And the  media's concern for the elderly is obviously because they know that  elderly people watch the news. If news was a millennial past time you  would hear nothing but how we need to take more care of those between  the ages of 25 and 40. It's all meaningless. Besides, we should not be  wasting our time deciding who deserves the most pity. We all do. The  time for tiny violins has passed. We need to identify the problem, and  find a solution. Joins us for conspiracy honesty on More Content Talk. Image credit goes to: Thomas Carnegie; Music Credit goes to bensound.com

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More Content TalkBy Christopher P. Carter