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Believing in a Conspiracy Theory

When you've got a society where main line religions have fallen away, a lot of communities are feeling shattered or broken. People feel disconnected and and animede thand something's going to rush in to fill that gap. Believing in a conspiracy theory can be a way for the powerless to express the feeling that powerful people and institutions are decadent and corrupt. That may be why donald trump, who was far from powerless, encouraged the cuanon theory.

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