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To: bagster
Wow! A conspiracy theory about the CIA inventing the term 'conspiracy theory'. See: Conspiracy Theory. Note the citations for its use in 1870 and 1909 showing that it has always had a negative connotation; primarily because 'conspiracy theories' as opposed to actual conspiracies are non-falsifiable and self referential.

Nothing describes the QAnon conspiracy better...(what could be more evil incarnate than Satan worshiping pedophiles)

The malevolent intent assumed by most conspiracy theories goes far beyond everyday plots borne out of self-interest, corruption, cruelty, and criminality. The postulated conspirators are not merely people with selfish agendas or differing values. Rather, conspiracy theories postulate a black-and-white world in which good is struggling against evil. The general public is cast as the victim of organised persecution, and the motives of the alleged conspirators often verge on pure maniacal evil. At the very least, the conspirators are said to have an almost inhuman disregard for the basic liberty and well-being of the general population. More grandiose conspiracy theories portray the conspirators as being Evil Incarnate: of having caused all the ills from which we suffer, committing abominable acts of unthinkable cruelty on a routine basis, and striving ultimately to subvert or destroy everything we hold dear.

And of course anyone who opposes such mental illness or childlike thought process is obviously part of the conspiracy... a CIA NPC like you suggest.

223 posted on 03/04/2021 2:04:36 PM PST by Rightwing Conspiratr1
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To: Rightwing Conspiratr1
And of course anyone who opposes such mental illness or childlike thought process is obviously part of the conspiracy... a CIA NPC like you suggest.

I don't suggest, I point out. And your own words confirm. Don't be sad, there are lots and lots of you fools. They couldn't control us without people like you.

I'll just go ahead and mark you down as a sheep that accepts the derp state narrative in all of its manifestations.

Next.


243 posted on 03/04/2021 2:41:26 PM PST by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas.")
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To: Rightwing Conspiratr1
And we all know how truthful and reliable and non-politically slanted Wikipedia is.

For prior usage, how common was it; how often was it applied; and who popularized it?

277 posted on 03/04/2021 3:43:43 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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