Professional Idiots

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Shadow1980 said:
Somewhere along the line, conspiracy theories became increasingly mainstream and people felt increasingly entitled to reject scientific and historical facts as part of some great big hoax perpetrated by "They" (governments, corporations, "international communism," "Nebulous Evil Organization Hiding in the Shadows," etc.).

Global warming denial. The anti-vaccination movement. The anti-GMO movement. AIDS denial. All sorts of conspiracy theories, including everything that comes out of Alex Jones' big, obnoxious mouth. It all comes from the same mindset, this idea that the "official" story is always a Big Lie from The Powers That Be. For whatever reason, some people simply refuse to acknowledge certain facts and invent their own "alternative facts." And the internet has helped this nonsense propagate.

Or one of my favorites was a One Nation candidate here in Australia claiming Homosexuals use Nazi-styled mind control to force people to support Same-sex marriage.

And there is a subset of people that believe it too!

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/wa-one-nation-candidate-claims-gay-community-using-nazistyle-mind-control-20170214-gucoay.html

Whatever happened to evidence? Seriously.