"By promoting conspiracy theories, narcissistic leaders can cause significant societal harm—be it discouraging political engagement, encouraging unhealthy beliefs and behaviors (e.g., the anti-vaccination movement), discrimination, or acts of violence."

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[–]proc0 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (14 children)

Imagine I accuse you of cheating on your wife, and your response is "people who accuse others of cheating are narcissists". Isn't that besides the fucking point?

These "theories" don't get a chance to be talked about in the MSM, or gov., so it's hard not to be suspicious about why that is. This is why flat earthers are not censored, while at the same time you can't mention the c. virus originated from a lab leak.

[–]Canbot 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Yup. The entire article is nothing more than an ad hominem against conspiracy theories.

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    [–]proc0 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (10 children)

    Then the conclusion isn't anything special. There are always extreme people in the margins of any group. The reality is millions of people are questioning the "main narrative" and the obvious solution is to bring all the issues into the light and talk about them -- unless there is something to hide, or a reason to control people's perception of what's going on. This article is just muddying the waters of what is extreme nonsense, and what is a legitimate concern of how authoritarian the status quo is.

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      [–]proc0 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

      Just as one example, during 2021 all those millions of people that were thinking the virus came from a lab leak, are all narcissists? That line of thinking was censored and labeled as "conspiracy theory", but now not as much. Regardless of truth there, it seems like a stretch to label people just for asking some questions. The trust further decreases when there is censorship instead of straight forward explanations.

      The whole Epstein saga is another example. Complete silence and secrecy around it from the media. There is obviously some degree of conspiracy going on there. This article is dismissing all of that.

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        [–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

        foundation of science.

        What the fuck would a shit weasel like you know about science? You're literally an idiot who believes bad sources and you lie. Total scumbag. You think poorly of the members here, but you need to take a long hard look in the mirror, shit weasel, and decide if being a scumbag is how you want to live your life.

        I know you thought you were doing good. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, shit weasel.

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          [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

          Not yet. Just starting on birthday breakfast beer, shit weasel.

          You have no integrity, therefore your words can't be trusted, therefore they're not worth reading. You can stop writing me, I see your name and I know not to waste my time.

          It bothers me you don't understand why a man should have integrity in all things in life, but I suppose you're a subhuman who doesn't understand the concepts of men. You're a beast, but less soothing than my monster, Gizmo.

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