Badham, V. 2021. QAnon and on: A short and shocking history of internet conspiracy cults. Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 469p.1 I cannot remember where I heard about this book initially, but…
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After the US mid-term elections, I wrote a piece about some astonishing data from the University of Michigan in which 94% of voters (presumably mostly educated young students) at the…
The emotional appeal of a conspiracy theory is in its simplicity. It explains away complex phenomena, accounts for chance and accidents, offers the believer the satisfying sense of having special, privileged access to the truth. For those who become the one-party state’s gatekeepers, the repetition of these conspiracy theories also brings another reward: power.
The idiotic Adam Creighton, who has seemingly been banished from Australia to the US by his Murdoch bosses, put out a Tweet stating: “’Guess which developed country had the lowest…
It is ironic that Elon Musk has taken over Twitter and allowed all sorts of RWNJs to spout their drivel, while he owns shares in Tesla. Those who are cheering him on do not believe in climate change and likely would not even consider buying an EV, while those who are appalled by him are those who know climate change is happening, and are likely to buy EVs, but are now unlikely to buy a Tesla.
The industry that has sprung up around the hatred of Meghan Markle is an extraordinary development and I wonder where it has come from. Since assorted RWNJs whined that they…
Research has shown that conservatives desire security, predictability and authority more than progressives do, and progressives are more comfortable with novelty, nuance and complexity. If you put a conservative and…