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Which is Worse: Conspiracy Theory or Hive Mind?
American Thinker ^ | 27 Aug, 2024 | Christopher Chantrill

Posted on 08/27/2024 4:50:43 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Can Trump and RFK, Jr. overcome the leftist hive mind?

It’s good to know that the daughter of two academics, one a Tamil Brahmin and the other a Marixt economist, is just Middle-Class Kamala.

But now the last echo of the Kennedy mystique, RFK Jr., has plumped for Trump, after releasing a screed in which he accused the Democrats of being meanie jelly-beanies.

But I wonder if the main contribution from RFK Jr. will be to help mainstream three “conspiracy theories.”

(What is a conspiracy theory? I don’t know. But it is something dark and threatening, rather like “far-Right” extremists.)

Conspiracy Theory One is “our children's health and chronic disease in general.” Says RFK Jr.:

Two-thirds of American adults and children suffer from chronic health issues… In America, 74% of Americans are now overweight or obese, and 50% of our children… Today, one out of every three kids who walks through [a typical pediatrician’s] office door is diabetic or pre-diabetic[.]

You tell me: is this a conspiracy theory or just a routine failure of the managerial administrative state that runs our health care system?

Conspiracy Theory Two is the Ukraine war. RFK Jr.:

Ukraine War began in 2014 when U.S. agencies overthrew the democratically elected government of Ukraine and installed a handpicked pro-Western government that launched a deadly civil war against ethnic Russians in Ukraine.

Is he allowed to say that?

In 2019, America walked away from a peace treaty, the Minsk Agreement, that had been negotiated between Russia and Ukraine by European nations. And then, in April of 2022, we wanted the war.

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1 posted on 08/27/2024 4:50:43 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

With the democrat defections to Trump, the left will probably ramp up their pro-HAMAS protests.


2 posted on 08/27/2024 4:51:58 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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To: MtnClimber
"Group Think" and coercion into conformity come to mind
whenever I think of the DumboRATS !

3 posted on 08/27/2024 4:53:36 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: MtnClimber

RESISTANCE IS FUTILE...

YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED.....................


4 posted on 08/27/2024 4:56:25 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: MtnClimber

Hive mind obviously. Theories may prove to hold truths. The hive mind holds whatever it is told to hold.


5 posted on 08/27/2024 4:57:20 AM PDT by Kudsman (30yr registered Conservative wants a complete Republican House & Senate. Protect the king.)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Liberals get their ‘info’ only from other liberals.

Back before FOX went over to the Dark Side, liberals would refuse to even look at it, much less sit and watch it for any length of time.

Conservatives, on the other hand, will watch liberal news outlets and make comparisons.

It is definitely difficult to break through a liberals shield of self-induced information bubble isolation. Their mindset is preprogrammed by the group-think style of the ABCNNBCBS presentations that reinforce the bonds..................


6 posted on 08/27/2024 5:02:36 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

The Democrats repeat the same talking point lines over and over. Trump breaks that spell. He goes around them to communicate a new truth. The Democrats resent Trump’s communication skills.


7 posted on 08/27/2024 5:08:11 AM PDT by FreedBird (O)
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To: Red Badger

Resistance is many things. Risky, controversial, not for the faint of heart and totally exhilarating.


8 posted on 08/27/2024 5:09:07 AM PDT by Kudsman (30yr registered Conservative wants a complete Republican House & Senate. Protect the king.)
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9 posted on 08/27/2024 5:09:47 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: FreedBird

Reagan did the same thing and there was NO INTERNET!..........


10 posted on 08/27/2024 5:12:11 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

If the Left could come out of the Cave, free themselves from the form holders and see the Truth, we could have a chance.
What to do with those who want to see the world burn 🔥


11 posted on 08/27/2024 5:13:59 AM PDT by griswold3 ( Robespierre and Pol Pot were “unburdened by what has been” Harris the "Year Zero" candidate)
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To: MtnClimber

Hive Mind by far.

A conspiracy theorist is a solo actor, and while a solo actor can do damage if they go violent, Hive Mind is effectively mob mentality... the entire group can be turned violent on dime.


12 posted on 08/27/2024 5:18:31 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: griswold3

2 Thessalonians 2

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.


13 posted on 08/27/2024 5:19:12 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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Red Badger :"..It is definitely difficult to break through a liberals shield of self-induced information bubble isolation.
Their mindset is preprogrammed by the group-think style of the ABCNNBCBS presentations that reinforce the bonds.................."

True that ! It is difficult to break through the information bubble which is controlled by the liberal/ progressives.
Prior to the Obungler years, there was a certain amount of open discussion on the various media networks, although they each had their biases, and they were known.
During the Obungler years, there was an active movement of liberal media personnel who were siblings and/or inter-marrying with other liberals in media or cable networs.
As a matter of fact, there were numerous political graphics demonstrating the direct kinship relationships between media personnel and members of the Obungler administration.
Those graphics seem to have expired as I haven't seen any on them recently, although they clearly identify the direct influence of the administration in the media, almost incestuous.

14 posted on 08/27/2024 6:01:38 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: MtnClimber

Indisputably, the “hive mind” is far, Far, FAR more corrosive and destructive.

Given that so many of the “conspiracy theories” we have seen since 2016 that have turned out to be far from conspiracies, I think that most “conspiracy theories” attributed to the right are simply the result of Leftist labeling.


15 posted on 08/27/2024 6:31:30 AM PDT by rlmorel (J.D. Vance and The Legend of The MaMaw of The 19 Loaded Guns!)
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To: MtnClimber

“Conspiracy theory” is critical thinking.

Critical thinking is very bad so you must freeze it, personalize it, then polarize it.

That strategy worked well, as is plainly evident in society.

Incidentally, some are better at it than others. Some see crop circles and think aliens, while others think college kids with plywood.


16 posted on 08/27/2024 6:42:14 AM PDT by Sarcazmo (I live by the Golden Rule. As applied by others; I'm not selfish.)
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To: MtnClimber

The problem with “Conspiracy theory” historically, is that it drives irrationality and bad decision making.

The problem with “Conspiracy Theory” in modern times is that 6-1 year later it turns out be be proven fact. We don’t have a “Conspiracy Theory” problem, we have a ‘propaganda’ problem. Which means we have a ‘Free Press’ problem and therefore a failure of the 1st Amendment.

Remember, just about 6 weeks ago Joe Biden was hailed as a genius and the economy was doing great........Not that people were losing jobs, stagflation was here, and Joe Biden was demented.


17 posted on 08/27/2024 6:48:00 AM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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To: Red Badger

“Conservatives, on the other hand, will watch liberal news outlets and make comparisons.”

I can’t watch the stuff—it makes my blood boil—even ten seconds of lies.

I have zero tolerance for lies.


18 posted on 08/27/2024 6:48:13 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: cgbg

There is a lot of truth in the old saying, “Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer.”

You must keep an eye on what they other side is doing and saying else they will take you by surprise................


19 posted on 08/27/2024 7:06:05 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

I count on folks here to keep me informed.

Thanks to everyone!


20 posted on 08/27/2024 7:07:27 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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