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Why do people believe nonsense?      They ask a friend if
it's true and the friend says yes.    That works even if
the friend is a clever fake friend with a hidden agenda.

Conspiracism is as American as cherry pie, magnified now
by friends on one-dimensional broadcast and social media.

Truth is nothing without belief, and for one person to
believe another, there needs to be trust between them

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/12/29/american-conspiracy-theories-essay/

Without trust, people don't believe even the absolute
objective realities of the physical universe that exist
without pundits or philosophers.

It might be that federalism based on regions of trust is
the only way out.

 https://www.political-scrapbook.net/2020-regional.html

#PS1journalism

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/12/29/american-conspiracy-theories-essay/

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posted 2021-12-29
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title Why do people believe nonsense? They ask a friend if
topic journalism
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words 104
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posted "12/29/2021 23:12"
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title "‘An American Tradition’: Lessons from a year covering conspiracy theories"
type Link
URL https://www.facebook.com/politicalscrapbooknet/posts/1570108566666990