Conspiracy "thinking" · Liberty Politics Discussion

Conspiracy "thinking"

I notice that there's a lot of conspiracy thinking nowadays, and that that also affects how people see the Iran situation. I see such people also in the open calls. I want to raise this topic to sharpen my thinking, as I am seeing more and more how there are things that may poison someone's thinking, someone's worldview, etc. There is a lot of attention that we should have the right facts, but I think just as important is that we look through the right lens, as much as possible a clear lens without biases. And I think that is very hard for a human being, so we should always be critical of our own assumptions. I think that is one of the keys to fall less into this trap - or to be able to get out of it if you find yourself in a conspiracy rabbit hole.

What I also noticed is that conspiracy thinkers claim to be 'anti-war', they are often critical about Israel and America, they are often pro-Russia, and they have a bunch of topics they like such as Kennedy assassination, chemtrails, etc. In this they talk (in Dutch) about what is behind the Iran war. They start 'strong' by talking about how the moon landing didn't happen. They mention that Alexander Dugin is an interesting figure. They say notice the "Samson" strategy, meaning that the Jews may blow up the world in a nuclear war if they do not win. It's a pretty wild conversation and my conspiracy bingo card was full after just 20 minutes! (note that this is a fringe channel in the Netherlands, these people do not represent us).

I am curious how you see conspiracy thinking? How do you recognize it? Is it sometimes legitimate? What errors do these people make? Do you think that these people are affected by (foreign) propaganda? And how does this work?

If you reply you can answer one or a few of my questions, no need for one person to answer them all! And perhaps that is one way to avoid sloppy thinking - not to feel obliged to know or have an opinion about everything 😉

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Conspiracy "thinking"