1. We all know Trump spouts conspiracy theories all the time (Birtherism, "deep state") but the big revelation of Ukrainegate is that this isn't just for show. He believes this shit.
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3. One reason we haven't had a good discussion of Trump's conspiracy theories is dominant narrative of conspiracies (Hofstadter's "paranoid style") is deeply misleading. For Hofstadter, conspiracy theories flourished on fringes, not among elites.
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4. But conspiracy theories don't just belong to masses. Plenty of elites believe in wild & absurd stuff. "Who lost China?" was an elite debate. J. Edgar Hoover an elite powerhouse. LBJ thought anti-war movement was created by foreign adversaries.
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5. Some thoughts on Trump's conspiracy fetish and what it means for impeachment dynamics. https://www.thenation.com/article/trump-impeachment-conspiracy-theories/ …
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