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Lindsey Weber

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

What do you say, Mike? I think statistically, given the size and age of the universe, it seems pretty likely that life has existed somewhere at some point. Now, does that mean they're here and flying around and dueling it with F-16s? Seems unlikely, but you never know.

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

What do you say, Mike? I think statistically, given the size and age of the universe, it seems pretty likely that life has existed somewhere at some point. Now, does that mean they're here and flying around and dueling it with F-16s? Seems unlikely, but you never know.

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UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

Sure. Conspiracy theories offer a sense of certainty in a very uncertain and very random world. When you believe that there is a dark cabal plotting in the shadows to personally ruin your life, it explains a lot of things. It explains why maybe you couldn't get ahead in business. It explains maybe why you got sick or maybe why you got saddled with a medical debt you can't pay.

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

Sure. Conspiracy theories offer a sense of certainty in a very uncertain and very random world. When you believe that there is a dark cabal plotting in the shadows to personally ruin your life, it explains a lot of things. It explains why maybe you couldn't get ahead in business. It explains maybe why you got sick or maybe why you got saddled with a medical debt you can't pay.

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

Sure. Conspiracy theories offer a sense of certainty in a very uncertain and very random world. When you believe that there is a dark cabal plotting in the shadows to personally ruin your life, it explains a lot of things. It explains why maybe you couldn't get ahead in business. It explains maybe why you got sick or maybe why you got saddled with a medical debt you can't pay.

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

We were very uncomfortable sitting in the answer, I don't know.

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

We were very uncomfortable sitting in the answer, I don't know.

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

We were very uncomfortable sitting in the answer, I don't know.

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

Yeah, it really does. And I think that's why we saw so much conspiracism blooming during lockdown, when suddenly the entire country, the entire planet was confronted with this catastrophic event that forced all of us into our own very private communities, sometimes just our own house with nobody to talk to and nothing to do.

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

Yeah, it really does. And I think that's why we saw so much conspiracism blooming during lockdown, when suddenly the entire country, the entire planet was confronted with this catastrophic event that forced all of us into our own very private communities, sometimes just our own house with nobody to talk to and nothing to do.

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

Yeah, it really does. And I think that's why we saw so much conspiracism blooming during lockdown, when suddenly the entire country, the entire planet was confronted with this catastrophic event that forced all of us into our own very private communities, sometimes just our own house with nobody to talk to and nothing to do.

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UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

And they went looking for explanations, and some found them in the worst possible places. Hmm.

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

And they went looking for explanations, and some found them in the worst possible places. Hmm.

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

And they went looking for explanations, and some found them in the worst possible places. Hmm.

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

Hillary Clinton really was sort of the perfect opponent for him because Trump was able to pick up a baton that a previous generation of cranks and conspiracy theorists had already left for him. The early 90s were absolutely consumed by an industry of Clinton conspiracy theories. You had Whitewater, Travelgate, Filegate, Vince Foster, cattle futures, all of these countless things that โ€“

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

Hillary Clinton really was sort of the perfect opponent for him because Trump was able to pick up a baton that a previous generation of cranks and conspiracy theorists had already left for him. The early 90s were absolutely consumed by an industry of Clinton conspiracy theories. You had Whitewater, Travelgate, Filegate, Vince Foster, cattle futures, all of these countless things that โ€“

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

Hillary Clinton really was sort of the perfect opponent for him because Trump was able to pick up a baton that a previous generation of cranks and conspiracy theorists had already left for him. The early 90s were absolutely consumed by an industry of Clinton conspiracy theories. You had Whitewater, Travelgate, Filegate, Vince Foster, cattle futures, all of these countless things that โ€“

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

seemed crazy to people on the left. But for people like Rush Limbaugh and the growing right wing talk radio industry, the very earliest embers of the internet, this was a huge driver of commerce and culture. So Trump really was just stepping into a role that had already been laid out for him.

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

seemed crazy to people on the left. But for people like Rush Limbaugh and the growing right wing talk radio industry, the very earliest embers of the internet, this was a huge driver of commerce and culture. So Trump really was just stepping into a role that had already been laid out for him.

It's Been a Minute
UFOs to RFKs: How conspiracy theories went mainstream

seemed crazy to people on the left. But for people like Rush Limbaugh and the growing right wing talk radio industry, the very earliest embers of the internet, this was a huge driver of commerce and culture. So Trump really was just stepping into a role that had already been laid out for him.