Excellent article:
Conspiracy Denial
An Essay on The Ideological Function of a Thought-Terminating Cliché
".... “’Conspiracy’ refers to something more than just illegal acts. It serves as a dismissive label applied to any acknowledgment of ruling-class power, both its legal and illegal operations.” The term functions not as a descriptor but as a weapon—a thought-terminating cliché that protects the powerful from scrutiny by pathologising those who scrutinise them...."
from: https://unbekoming.substack.com/p/conspiracy-denial?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=355417&post_id=185902030&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=wmb48&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
Conspiracy Denial - Lies are Unbekoming
An Essay on The Ideological Function of a Thought-Terminating Cliché
https://unbekoming.substack.com/p/conspiracy-denial?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=355417&post_id=185902030&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=wmb48&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
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One of the comments on this article -- nailed it 💯👍
Fighting the fight to save my kids, grandkids and their grandchildren. Removed from FB and twitter - consider it a badge of honor
Excellent exploration and deep dive into conspiracy theorists. I own being one. It all started in 2nd grade when I questioned and argued with the priests and nuns re: Babies going to Limbo if they were not baptized. My argument was a good and loving God/Jesus would never do that. I stand by my stance 70 years later. Question everything.
Conspiracy Denial - Lies are Unbekoming
An Essay on The Ideological Function of a Thought-Terminating Cliché
https://unbekoming.substack.com/p/conspiracy-denial...
