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Those disaffected from power typically latch onto conspiracy theories. It helps them cope against the "other" that has jostled their worldview. No coincidence that currently they're the same people that gravitate to a moniker like "Make America Great Again."
Some fascinating stuff about conspiracy theorists if you look into history. Check out those that used conspiracy theory (the peasantry mostly) to cope with the ascension to power of the communists in 1930s Russia. Similar stuff, complete with fusing religious conspiracy theory/societal conspiracy talk.
Some fascinating stuff about conspiracy theorists if you look into history. Check out those that used conspiracy theory (the peasantry mostly) to cope with the ascension to power of the communists in 1930s Russia. Similar stuff, complete with fusing religious conspiracy theory/societal conspiracy talk.