From p.14 "Conspiracy Theories" by CASS R. SUNSTEIN
II. Governmental Responses
What can government do about conspiracy theories? Among the things it can do, what should it do? We can readily imagine a series of possible responses: (1)Government might ban conspiracy theorizing. (2) Government might impose some kind of tax, financial or otherwise, on those who disseminate such theories. (3) Government might itself engage in counterspeech, marshaling arguments to discredit conspiracy theories. (4) Government might formally hire credible private parties to engage in counterspeech. (5 Government might engage in informal communication with such parties, encouraging them to help. Each instrument has a distinctive set of potential effects, or costs and benefits, and each will have a place under imaginable conditions.
However, our main policy idea is that government should engage in cognitive infiltration of the groups that produce conspiracy theories, which involves a mix of (3), (4) and (5).
QED, I think, and greetings to all paid trolls and Obots!
Listen to what Pastor Manning has to say at time stamp 13:55-14:00
AKA thoughtcrime.
You might also take note of the fact that he suggests that they can be used to destroy credibility.
He is obviously enamored with “Government Might”.............
Birthers... get ready!
There are even moles and trolls among the birthers, not everyone is our friend...
Birthers... get ready!
A tax on conspiracy theories!!
A pox on all their houses!!
Sheesh
BTW where the hell have you people been? I’ve been pointing this out for at least a year.
Well, Cass sure does take the “Theory” out of the conspiracy, now doesn’t he?
I think I’ll just ban Cass Sunstein.
I most respectfully say that I am not getting the connection between this and the eligibility issue. I apologize that it didnt QED for me. I would appreciate it if you would be willing to elucidate it a little more. Thanks.
He’s going to shut down colleges and universities??
Didn’t Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon try this?
Heinrich Himmler, but newer!
And we should pay good money for all these infiltrations?
So, I guess we have the money....
Who knew?
None of the options they considered simply allowed for the free exercise of the 1st amendment. Leftists always have to respond with force when free people act in a manner, even if legal, that they don’t like. Live and let live is they antithesis of leftist thought.
What government is he talking about that he thinks it could ban theorizing? Soviet Union? Red China? Cuba?