Dismissing anyone you don't like as a "conspiracy theorist" is a time-honored tactic for crowding out legitimate inquiry and dissent.
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Oldest trick in the book: stigmatize dissent by associating it with 1) conspiracies 2) unseemly groups (alt-right)https://twitter.com/mattmfm/status/896375699514302470 …
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You don't have to endorse the findings as reflecting 100% truth in order to present them as at least plausible and worth considering.
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Are you going to tell your cult following the story is written by a conspiracy theorist, or nah, keep signal boosting for the alt-right?
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Feel free to direct your complaints to The Nation if you feel they've published a "conspiracy theorist."
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But is he wrong about the article?
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Screaming "CONSPIRACY THEORY" is not sufficient to debunk an article you find inconvenient.
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The DNC called it a conspiracy theory. What more do you need? They wouldn't lie.
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This is what they do when they can't refute an argument, they go after the oppositions livelihood.
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Noticed, usually ignored.
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