People who overestimate their political knowledge are more likely to believe conspiracy theories

I think people don't know the meaning of "conspiracy," actually.

con·spir·a·cy: a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

Conspiracies: Russia vote meddling, Oklahoma city bombing, Columbine, 9/11 etc. etc. All are officially, legally conspiracies.
This is what happens when people repeat stuff without thinking.

 

How convenient. This thread was resurrected and I found a place to post this link.
Millie has ties to InfoWars, so right away that's an uphill climb to get to some level of credibility. Apparently she was arrested yesterday (but captured herself on video.....hmm) just after teasing the release of this investigative video. I must admit, I watched the whole thing and came away thinking: "Holy S....if this is true!!!"

I already knew about the Gen. James Jones and Gen. Michale Hayden's firms that privatized the data that the contracting firm(s) that Snowden worked for mined. I'd read some things that point in those directions. Her video alledges thing I'd heard or read about but goes much deeper and if true, should piss you off no matter what side of the isle you sit on.

The problem is her credibility. She's pro-trump, and worked for InfoWars. But the video doesn't alledge one side did bad things. It's the people who set up the massive surveillence state we live in now that have all of the data and are contracted by the government, by the RNC and by the DNC to do analytical work. If you're interested in the Snowden story this is sort of a continuation. Snowden blew the whistle, then what? The program expanded all in the name of security except it's privatized ....uh, that's. good idea.....right?

#FreeMillie

 

What about Obamagate/Spygate? Conspiracy or starting to unravel become truth? FISAgate? Damn them Dems are greasy.

 

GOP in office 3 1/2 tears, only conspiracy charges brought against GOP, LOL

 

Like I just said: "conspiracy" doesn't have any relation to "true" or "untrue."

 

I guess my point is that once it becomes true, it's no longer a theory. So I see what you are saying. A conspiracy is still a conspiracy either way. Conspiracy gets confused with Theory.

 

..uggghh..we're still waiting on Durham. I feel like I'll be saying that 10 years from now. "Man, if only Durham would've come through things would be different"....lol. It's just theory now, but Clinesmith will hopefully rat out the rest and the domino's will fall.

 

Actually a "theory" has some sense of truth to it: a "proven" hypothesis that can't definitively be proven, like Darwin's theory or the Theory of Relativity.

"Conspiracy theory" is a term cooked up by the "intelligence community," which itself is a term cooked up by the "intelligence community," for the use of people on the internet, for example, who repeat things they don't understand, repost things without reading them, get into arguments about stuff they don't know about, etc.