The Week's Recommended Reading on Substack:
writes that “there are different flavors of American conspiracy theories. For much of America’s history, conspiracism has been concerned with ethnic and religious groups — the “other” — who were usually accused of secretly plotting to undermine the dominant group in society.” writes that “it's important to know that ‘Q’ and other QAnon influencers used emotionally charged actions and stories to elicit an emotional response in their followers. This made people feel more invested in the QAnon milieus, as it rewarded those who ‘did their own research,’ as the QAnon saying goes.” writes that “even when their mistakes become evident, believing their own propaganda about their genius instincts and surrounding themselves with flatterers keeps them in a bubble, until they realize they are not infallible and untouchable after all. Then fear sets in and they become even more dangerous.” writes “it is critical to remember that police statements are simply PR, and we—particularly journalists—should always default to skepticism whenever police allege something has happened.” writes that "what the right is saying every time it brings up 'critical race theory' is 'we need to stop talking about Black people and instead get back to making the entire world about white people, which it always should be.'" writes that "in the case of Solomon Pena, that detachment from consensus reality became so great that it clouded his ability to accept that he lost his electoral bid (and not even by a close margin). Maybe it was his ego defending itself from being crushed, maybe it was just the next logical step of his radicalization." writes that "either the school acknowledges LGBTQ pride week, or it does not. The school either has a gender-neutral bathroom, or it does not. The intent is not for parents to exercise control over their children. It is to align the entire school with a reactionary political agenda."Comments
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