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The After Party (with David French and Russell Moore)
Good Faith
The Importance of Conspiracy Theories
Curtis Chang: A conspiracy theory really is like a drug that gives you a quick shot of faux relief from anxiety. What they were feeling, these conspiracy holders, was actually feeling deep anxiety. It's not a rational thought. It's the level of emotion, of the visceral experience we have," he says. "We are asking heightened anxiety for a lot of broad macro social reasons"
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