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user-inactivated  ·  2591 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Have you ever known a conspiracy theorist before?

    Broadly speaking, they believe based on various logical leaps and historical inaccuracy that the government doesn't actually have any authority to them.

They still use the government-funded social advantages like medicine or schooling, correct?





johnnyFive  ·  2589 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Of course!

user-inactivated  ·  2589 days ago  ·  link  ·  

A cushy mindspace to be in. Are there many such kings-in-themselves in the US?

johnnyFive  ·  2589 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Not as far as I know, although given what passes for conservatism here, it's more a question of degree.