Anatomy of a Conspiracy

Look!
Over there!
What is that?
What are they doing?
How?
I can't wrap my head around it.

I wouldn't do that.
They wouldn't do that either
...
unless
...
Yes, that's it!
Somebody is forcing them,
using them,
and
They don't know it.

No reason to ask them
what or how or why
because
they will either not know
or they will lie.

Best just to tell them
what I have figured out.

a reply to: FullHeathen

This is exactly the Anatomy of a Conspiracy!

Nice!

a reply to: JJproductions

Thanks!
Conspiracy theory actually.

It was inspired while reading another thread started yesterday.

a reply to: FullHeathen

It has a lot of meaning to me! Thank you!

a reply to: JJproductions

You're welcome.

I better bookmark this for future reference
in case I "figure out" something that I don't understand.

originally posted by: FullHeathen
a reply to: JJproductions

You're welcome.

I better bookmark this for future reference
in case I "figure out" something that I don't understand.

Same lol!

a reply to: FullHeathen

Best just to tell them
what I have figured out.

And then be skewered for being brainwashed by the msm.

a reply to: BingoMcGoof

Hmm. Sort of flipping it there.

Not that there's anything wrong with flipping.
LOL

a reply to: FullHeathen

That's excellent, FullHeathen!

Definitely got me asking what else is there, to this. Found an interesting list of anatomies for many conspiracies.

Remember, there's been many "theories" proved fact. So perhaps a more accurate description would be Conspiracy Facts. Especially since the difference between conspiracy theory and fact, is about 3 months.

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Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory - POLITICO Magazine
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The Friday Cover. Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory. Credible sources say the Las Vegas shooting was a one-man job. But a small band of former government insiders is propagating a wild alternative ...

IM — Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory - IM—1776
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Since the end of World War II, government operations have acquired a level of secrecy that would not have been tolerated in previous eras. During the Cold War, strategists on both sides of the Iron Curtain knew that images and words counted as much as deeds and facts, and waged a propaganda battle for the hearts and minds of the Third World.

Anatomy of MAGA Conspiracy of Assassination Attempt Against ...
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The former president was in New York. What’s more, the conspiracy theory is based entirely on ignorance of the FBI’s standard operating protocol. Even though this new conspiracy theory is very easily debunked, it is dangerous. It shows the speed by which even the most outrageous and baseless claims can spread across the MAGA network.

Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The rumors began almost as soon as the disease itself. Claims that a foreign adversary had unleashed a bioweapon emerged at the fringes of Chinese social media the same day China first reported the outbreak of a mysterious virus.

Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy ...
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Also, the constant references to philosophy and the "anatomy" of conspiracy felt pretentious AF to me. 3) The author gets there in the end, but there was too much hand-wringing in my opinion about why people virulently reacted negatively once's Thiel's role in the Gawker takedown became revealed.

Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory - Ordinary Times
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The claim that Haitian immigrants were killing and eating housecats is a meme and conspiracy theory that came out of nowhere. I saw my first “illegal alien eating cats” meme, an internet post that featured the 80s sitcom character “Alf,” on Monday morning.

Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory and a Smear: Still, No ...
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As with so many other false conspiracy theories, this tale falls apart after just a cursory review of the evidence. Here are seven key reasons why. First, there was no conspiracy to “suppress” Ornato’s Jan. 2022 transcript. Instead, the Secret Service made Ornato available to the committee with the understanding that the transcript of his ...

Anatomy of a Full Leftwing Meltdown – ConspiracyAnalyst.org
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Anatomy of a Full Leftwing Meltdown. Arizona Ralph June 19, 2024 June 19, 2024 Politics, US News. Post navigation. ... “There Is A Huge Global Conspiracy” ...

Anatomies of Conspiracy Theory/Fact

a reply to: Encia22

Thank You.

a reply to: ADVISOR

Thank you.

Now I see the error that I made.
I should have gone with my first instinct:

Autopsy of a Conspiracy Theory

from Mirriam-Webster
"2 : a critical examination, evaluation, or assessment of someone or something past"

Which is pretty much what some of your links do; examine how a conspiracy theory started, how it was disseminated, debunked, and yet resurfaces like a zombie that refuses to stay down.

a reply to: FullHeathen

This kind of material am looking forward to.

Good morning and cheers!
☕

a reply to: ADVISOR

This kind of material am looking forward to.

Good morning ☕ (I enjoyed that cup)

Now:

To autopsy my original post here.

It is, above all, an emotional knee-jerk reaction to implications made by another person.

It's like if someone started making stereotypical pigeonholes in which to place one's family members in, even though that someone never met any of one's family.

Some sort of response seems called for.

When it comes to broad categories of wisdom literature, I'm afraid that my OP is of limited use however. It's little better than a rant.