I don’t oppose ridiculing conspiracy theories, particularly when they deserve it. However, I’m with @MarkHoofnagle. Where were all you rationalists when the conspiracy theory that is climate science denial took over @GOP? Or during the last five years, when antivax did the same?https://twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/status/1304567255372570625 …
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And conspiracy theories to justify lies about evolution, abortion, public health, contraception, condoms and spread of HIV, homosexuality, I mean, there's too many to list. They've increasingly been the conspiracy theory party since Reagan, and accelerating with Gingrich and CWA.
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Yup.
@RadioFreeTom is incredibly naive about conspiracy theories. When it comes to conspiracy theories,@GOP fear surpasses@TheDemocrats. It’s not even close. At worst, Dems have anti-GMO and some antivax, but@GOP long ago surpassed them in antivax.2 replies 3 retweets 28 likes -
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First, "I don't believe climate science" isn't a conspiracy theory, it's ignorance. As is being an anti-vaxxer. "Hillary Clinton drinks baby blood" in a different league. But as usual, "I must make this about my preferred politics" overwhelms everything else.
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Second, not everyone who doesn't instantly share your views - or who doesn't understand them - isn't a conspiracy theorist. Labeling every view, no matter how stupid, as "a conspiracy theory" is up there with "all views I hate are fascism." It's dumb.
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Except that this is not what Mark and I are doing. Seriously, if you think that, for example, antivaccine views aren’t primarily a conspiracy theory, you don’t know much about the antivaccine movement.
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So horrified that a British doctor (now disbarred) began this stupid conspiracy
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