Rumours of Coup Removing Xi Jinping

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Because Aleister Crowley and mysticism didn't exist as a similar phenomenon before Icke?

I think it is more to do with mass communication and information sharing becoming much more accessible and faster tbh.

It’s much easier for those that enjoy howling at the moon to find their tribe now.

Lack of ability to critically think is also a big factor.

The accessibility of conspiracy theories online is obviously the biggest though.

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

The guy on the left.

He doesnt even look Chinese

 

[Deleted member 77198]

The best example of this that I quote when making the same point is the German cannibal Armin Meiwes who advertised on the internet for people to eat and had 6 replies one of which ended up with Miewes and his victim sharing a meal the composition of which does not bear repetition.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Lack of ability to critically think is also a big factor.

The accessibility of conspiracy theories online is obviously the biggest though.

Everyone has critical thinking ability up to a certain point, there a quite a few successful and intelligent people who have attached themselves to Qanon, icke, infowars and the like. Mental illness, stress, midlife crisis, trauma, addiction, can all play a part.

These movements don't appeal to people's rational mind, they appeal to their emotions and egos.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Everyone has critical thinking ability up to a certain point, there a quite a few successful and intelligent people who have attached themselves to Qanon, icke, infowars and the like. Mental illness, stress, midlife crisis, trauma, addiction, can all play a part.

These movements don't appeal to people's rational mind, they appeal to their emotions and egos.

Naturally. It is also a darn sight easier to copy and paste an article to back up your thinking, whereas back in the day, the emphasis would be on you to provide a salient point, using available evidence.

Now there’s so much “evidence”, that it muddies the water somewhat, unless your level of critical thinking is high enough to weed out the chaff.

 

[Bill Walker]

I for one welcome our new Chinese overlords

You're just after a job in the gentry.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Naturally. It is also a darn sight easier to copy and paste an article to back up your thinking, whereas back in the day, the emphasis would be on you to provide a salient point, using available evidence.

Now there’s so much “evidence”, that it muddies the water somewhat, unless your level of critical thinking is high enough to weed out the chaff.

Have you got a citation for that? ;)