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procon

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6. The Stupid is a contagious disease.

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 11:10 AM

Jul 2015

It's 2015, so how do (supposedly) sane people living in America with an unlimited access to a wealth of internationally renowned, respected and legitimate information sources, choose to believe these crazy conspiracy theories? Why do they believe the incoherent, madman's ravings of every wild-eyed lunatic with a blog, and disregard the carefully articulated information presented by knowledgeable people with decades of experience and gravitas?

It happens so frequently in those who embrace rightwing dogma that its becoming a characteristic of that ideology. What is the single common denominator?

a). education
b). locale
c). income
d). FoxNews

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‘It’s making us look really bad': Local Texas officials lament bizarre Jade Helm conspiracy theories [View all] DonViejo Jul 2015 OP

Look around, Texas is an occupied territory. Downwinder Jul 2015 #1

Especially with our governor in on the stupidity. hobbit709 Jul 2015 #2

gotta admit - seeing miltias go up against the US army would be amusing (if not for the deaths) samsingh Jul 2015 #3

When nothing happens, these nuts will say CanonRay Jul 2015 #4

making us look bad oldandhappy Jul 2015 #5

The Stupid is a contagious disease. procon Jul 2015 #6

Why do people believe in wild conspiracies? Archae Jul 2015 #8

You're right, and that's all very true, but WHY are rightwingers so susceptible? procon Jul 2015 #10

It's not just rightwingers... Archae Jul 2015 #11

More proof that gun nuts are stupid and paranoid, just like the NRA, gun companies and Fox molded them. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #7

Fart jokes are like that. Funny, till someone cuts the real thing. Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #9