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re: How to deal with conspiracy theory parents
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:27 am to lsu777
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:27 am to lsu777
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old people that sit in front of the tv all day become like the op described.
Wrong. There are no conspiracies on TV except for the outright lies such as Russian election interference.
You can't become a "conspiracy theorist" by watching cable news.
Incidentally, the term conspiracy theorist was coined by the CIA to cover their tracks and humiliate anyone who questioned their bullshite.
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Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:29 am to Triple13
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Wrong. There are no conspiracies on TV except for the outright lies such as Russian election interference.
Mask up and get vaxxed
You become a conspiracy theorist now by watching ABC news.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:31 am to The Boat
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Mask up and get vaxxed
You become a conspiracy theorist now by watching ABC news.
That's not a conspiracy theory. That is propaganda. There is a distinct difference.
I'm not vaxxed or masked btw.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:31 am to threeputtforbogie
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You’re right. This seems the most plausible and all other answers are lies!
That's the problem with brainless teacher's pets like you. Nobody said anything about "any other answers are lies". You project that bullshite, getting all huffy when someone just wants to keep all options options open. Do you honestly think your government hasn't done this type of stuff before?
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:32 am to WDE24
quote:spot on
I think a large percentage of these people have simply adopted politics as entertainment/hobby, so they just go along with this dumb shite because it’s their daily source of entertainment. It’s like fan fiction.
You are highly unlikely to talk them out of these beliefs so just talk to them about things that are more personal and immediate and avoid current events and politics.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:40 am to threeputtforbogie
Accept your parents are smarter than you.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:40 am to Triple13
Looks like we have some vaxxers on here downvoting anyone who questions anything.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:40 am to LSUFanHouston
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Old people and the internet are a dangerous combination
Truth. We gave my in-laws iPhones a few years back, and wow!
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:41 am to krs1190
Yes, agree. It's the shared "touching grass" sort of offline experiences that allow to connect with people who are plugged into trusting sketchy sources.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:45 am to Croozin2
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We gave my in-laws iPhones a few years back, and wow!
what’s wild to me is how addicted my in laws and parents are to their phones. Cell phones weren’t really a thing until I was a teenager and even then we didn’t use it to browse the internet, but i can’t imagine them letting me stare at it for 8 hours a day like they do.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:48 am to threeputtforbogie
It baffles me how the term "conspiracy theorist" is still used as a diss despite 80% of the "conspiracies" being proven.
WAKE THE frick UP YOU IDIOTS
WAKE THE frick UP YOU IDIOTS
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:53 am to charminultra
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WAKE THE frick UP YOU IDIOTS
Go woke go broke.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:57 am to WDE24
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I think a large percentage of these people have simply adopted politics as entertainment/hobby, so they just go along with this dumb shite because it’s their daily source of entertainment. It’s like fan fiction. You are highly unlikely to talk them out of these beliefs so just talk to them about things that are more personal and immediate and avoid current events and politics.
Yep, this has been my strategy, but you never know when some casual comment will derail the conversation. Agree with another comment that conspiracy theories are similar to fan fiction, that makes a lot of sense. Seems futile to push back.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 8:58 am to threeputtforbogie
One of my parents friends just posted a fairly long screed about how she doesn't plan to kill her self, she's not on drugs and that she loves her life and her relationship with her husband is amazing and he would never clean his gun while pointing it at her etc etc etc.
Basically writing a note that if she was to die it was because "they" took her out and it wasn't an accident.
Basically writing a note that if she was to die it was because "they" took her out and it wasn't an accident.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:01 am to JohnnyKilroy
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Basically writing a note that if she was to die it was because "they" took her out and it wasn't an accident.
Does she have any connections to the Clinton family?
Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:04 am to threeputtforbogie
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Does she have any connections to the Clinton family?
She's an old metairie housewife. I doubt it.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:07 am to charminultra
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baffles me how the term "conspiracy theorist" is still used as a diss despite 80% of the "conspiracies" being proven.
Confirmation bias is strong with this one
Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:10 am to threeputtforbogie
Imagine trusting the govt after the last 4 years
Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:22 am to threeputtforbogie
One up their theories. They don't believe in the moon landing, you don't believe in the moon. They believe in chem trails, you believe the government controls all weather. Etcetera
Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:41 am to threeputtforbogie
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How to deal with conspiracy theory parents
Well, the first thing you could do is go back over the last 5 years and compare how many things started out as a nut job conspiracy that ended up truthful. Of course, once you do that you may end up being one of those crazy conspiracy parents instead...
Be careful.
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