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In his latest foray in defense of the many lies of the state, former Obama administration bureaucrat Cass Sunstein compares disbelief to a destructive contagion. He insists there is a “close relationship between conspiracy theories and social networks, especially close-knit or isolated ones” and after a particular “belief begins to spread, a lot of people within the network might accept it as well, on the theory that a spreading belief cannot possibly be wrong.”
Sunstein, who once proposed the state “cognitively infiltrate” anti-government groups, cites a number of examples, ranging from the alleged assassination of Osama bin Laden to Roswell and Santa Claus. Inclusion of the latter two examples adequately make Sunstein’s point. Mistrust of government produced narratives, many provided without sufficient evidence, is naïve, child-like and, in the case of misgivings about vaccines, downright dangerous.
Cass Sunstein: Truth is a Disease
originally posted by: xuenchen
a reply to: comfortablynumb
And I would say he is was attempting to cast the illusion that all his wild theories are somehow intertwined in all "groups".
originally posted by: xuenchen
His "official" status in government has been limited.
He is more of a lawyer/professor.
originally posted by: ketsuko
Sunstein is an ardent supporter of FDR's so-called 2nd Bill of Rights which is really just a means of destroying our 1st Bill of Rights. I wrote the following about FDR's 2nd Bill of Rights that Sunstein is so fond of:
The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms of the nation.
Also, this sounds really good, but does anyone reading this think for one second that this actually means that you are guaranteed your dream job just because this document says it's now your right to simply have a job? Of course not, you're only guaranteed a “useful” job that will be “remunerative,” whatever that is determined to have to be.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: ketsuko
The right to earn enough to provide adequate food, clothing and recreation.
Wow! I'm being guaranteed the right to earn enough to have all the food, clothing and recreation I want. I can go take big vacations in Hawaii, eat lobster like Michelle Obama, wear those designer clothes … It's my right!
NOT SO FAST!!
originally posted by: ketsuko
- The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living.
- The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad.
- The right of every family to a decent home.
- The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health.