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    • frankPodmore@slrpnk.net
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      2 months ago

      The Tuskegee Experiment was not a conspiracy theory. So, in that sense you’re right.

      Conspiracy theories and theorists are homogenous: the flawed thinking is inherent to the concept. Conspiracy theories are untrue by definition, and nothing to do with real conspiracies.

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        2 months ago

        Fuck off. The Tuskegee Experiment was a conspiracy. A group of people secretly performed illegal medical experiments on the African American population.

        Conspiracy theories and theorists are homogenous.

        Only within each conspiracy. Oliver Stone believes the JFK conspiracy theory but I doubt he believes the elite are literally lizard people.

        the flawed thinking is inherent to the concept

        Incorrect. An illegal agreement between two or more parties has no connection to how logical the process is of whoever is suspicious.

        Conspiracy theories are untrue by definition,

        Incorrect. They are unproven by definition. They may be true or false.

        and nothing to do with real conspiracies.

        Real (I assume you mean proven) conspiracies start off as theories.