Conspiracy theorists can endorse the very evil they oppose as a grim necessity

Evidence

Even Cooper conceded that it may be necessary: “The New World Order is evil but very much needed if man is to survive long enough to plant his seed amongst the stars.” — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 332

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Conspiracy believers accept claims that the larger narrative morally requires, whatever the specifics — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 130; Conspiracy and millennialism function complementarily by dividing labor over the problem of evil — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 107

Broader Connections

• Conspiracy believers accept claims that the larger narrative morally requires, whatever the specifics #expands (0.90) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 130