Hofstadter's over-rated essay doesn't use the term "conspiracy theory" once. The CIA didn't spend any money on redefining or spreading the term "conspiracy theory." And the two things happened about a decade apart. Are you sure you aren't getting this whole thing a bit confused?
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Hofstadter definitely saw populists as conspiracy minded, whether he used phrase conspiracy theory or not. And his work on this line received CIA funding.pic.twitter.com/xkxZZHkQbq
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