I don't think we ever had a candidate who ran on the primaries *as a conspiracist* and won as a conspiracist?
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Replying to @zeynep
It is unusual for Trump to be so blunt about it, and also for it to be coming from the candidate's own mouth.
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Replying to @notjessewalker
I don't think it's ever been this easy to find fellow conspiracists (or fellow anyone); I think that's on the internet.
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Replying to @zeynep @notjessewalker
All sorts of subcultures are flourishing, and this is particularly significant for more marginal, shunned ones.
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Replying to @zeynep
Definitely true. But there's a distinction between the conspiracy subculture (fairly new) & conspiracy theorizing (old & widespread)
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Replying to @notjessewalker
Absolutely agree that conspiracy theorizing is old and widespread. "Conspiracy theories have been around a long time.."
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Replying to @zeynep
And I absolutely agree that the internet changes the dynamics. I'm just not convinced it makes conspiracy thinking more common.
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Replying to @notjessewalker
I guess I should make this whole thing into a comment on your blog. I'm truly not seeing much disagreement.
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Replying to @zeynep @notjessewalker
"Conspiracists can organize online and can push their version of the world into the mainstream" and subcultures is my point.
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Replying to @zeynep @notjessewalker
Though, of course, visibility particular ones more likely to spread, anti-vax, and lets them coalesce.
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Are more people prone to conspiracy thinking now? I honestly don't know; not even sure how to measure susceptibility trend.
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