We are just weeks away from another contentious American election, which means we are just weeks away from roughly half of the American population savoring a great victory and the other half suffering a great loss. This being the case, we are, in all likelihood, just weeks away from the birth of new conspiracy theories. Why? Because conspiracy theories are for losers.
I suppose I’d better explain that. I’ll do so by way of a few building blocks.
First, conspiracy theories are about power. Specifically, they are about the use and abuse of power—how power is used to benefit a small number of people at the expense of many others. Whether the theories prove to be true (e.g. Watergate) or false (e.g. Protocols of the Elders of Zion) they are either meant to expose how powerful people are misusing power or to unveil the individuals who secretly hold the reins of power.
Second, because conspiracy theories concern power, they tend to be political in nature. Whether or not their proponents actually know and admit it, such theories usually advance some kind of a political agenda. The “truther” theories around 9/11 were meant to discredit President Bush while
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