The structure of a conspiracy essentially divides the world into three kinds of people. The conspirators have amazing resources and can concoct these fabulously complicated plans. But at the same time, they're incredibly naive and stupid. And then there's the army of light, right, the people who can see the conspiracy for what it is that are trying to save the world from the evil conservatives. So that's the world according to the conspiracy theorist. They've seen the conspiracy and everyone else is too stupid to say it.
Over the last few years, this show has devoted many shows to the psychology behind what we saw in the Capitol in January 2021. So, in this episode, we re-listen to three interviews on conspiratorial thinking to gain some perspective.
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