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Professor, author of "Our Own Worst Enemy." Curmudgeon. Cat guy. Democracy enthusiast. Board of Contributors, @USAToday, Contributing Writer, @TheAtlantic.

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    Tom Nichols‏Verified account @RadioFreeTom 11 Sep 2020

    On the anniversary of 9/11, a reminder of how we used to deal with odious conspiracy theories: Ridicule. For years, there were attempts to portray 9/11 as an inside job led by shadowy U.S. elites. A lot of people believed it. But most people reacted with scorn. /1

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      2. Tom Nichols‏Verified account @RadioFreeTom 11 Sep 2020

        Yes, it gained traction among the gullible. Still does. But a country that still knew the difference between reality and batshittery relegated it to the fringe. "9/11 Truther" was a synonym for "kook." Even remote association with it cost a WH aide his job. /2

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      3. Tom Nichols‏Verified account @RadioFreeTom 11 Sep 2020

        Of course, many Republicans were eager enemies of a conspiracy theory aimed at a GOP President, but they opposed it nonetheless. Fine by me. So where are they now? Why aren't they ridiculing QAnon, or Trump's many conspiracy theories? /3

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      4. Tom Nichols‏Verified account @RadioFreeTom 11 Sep 2020

        No one back in the day said "Well, you have to understand the anxiety of the guy in a diner who believes 9/11 was an inside plot." But now we're supposed to speak reasonably to people who believe in blood-drinking rituals, Second Civil War porn, and COVID conspiracies. /4

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      5. Tom Nichols‏Verified account @RadioFreeTom 11 Sep 2020

        On a day of national unity, it will sound strange to say: More ridicule, less "understanding." So let me put it differently: More goddamn common sense, more defense of our democratic ideals, more dismissal of paranoids and their grubby enablers. Less crazy, more American. /5x

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      2. yoko  🇺🇸 the token lib‏ @yokosukie 11 Sep 2020
        Replying to @RadioFreeTom

        I’m still good with ridicule and scorn...and will cast it with abandon hither and yon when warranted.

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      3. MechaNinja‏ @mechakisc 11 Sep 2020
        Replying to @yokosukie @RadioFreeTom

        ... why would you wait to be sure it is warranted?

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      2. John MB‏ @JMillerBarron 11 Sep 2020
        Replying to @RadioFreeTom

        When the crazies make up the majority of your constituency, you tend to roll with it.

        1 reply 1 retweet 33 likes
      3. mjl1‏ @mjl1 11 Sep 2020
        Replying to @JMillerBarron @RadioFreeTom

        which should make you ask yourself why you want to represent them

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      1. andrew wright  🐿  🔥‏ @batterista 11 Sep 2020
        Replying to @RadioFreeTom

        Give them zero oxygen and maximum ridicule

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      1. Jo Blo‏ @wtfisthat4 11 Sep 2020
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        Like most things, it starts at the top .... and who is the head of the GOP?

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