New and classic conspiracism share urgency but differ fundamentally.
Evidence
The new conspiracist mind-set shares much with classic conspiracy theory. Both assume that things are not as they seem: malignant forces are at work beneath the surface. Both insist that right now is the critical saving moment, so with any delay in exposing the nefarious design all could be lost. Both are a grim business. They warn of danger and they are themselves dangerous. But the differences outweigh the commonalities. — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 51
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: New conspiracism differs from classic conspiracy theory in kind — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 185; Classic conspiracism defends ultimate values while new conspiracism lacks scale — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 70; New conspiracism abandons evidence while classic conspiracism theorizes it (+6 more)
Broader Connections
- New conspiracism differs from classic conspiracy theory in kind
#corroborates(0.95) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 185 - New conspiracism abandons evidence while classic conspiracism theorizes it
#corroborates(0.80) - New conspiracism weaponizes reality disputes as a demand for public assent
#expands(0.80) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 306 - Classic conspiracism defends ultimate values while new conspiracism lacks scale
#corroborates(0.75) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 70 - New conspiracism is monologic and untethered to shared facts and experience
#corroborates(0.75) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 279 - New conspiracists replace organized political action with mass repetition and assent
#expands(0.75) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 79 - New conspiracism dissolves shared perceptions of political reality
#expands(0.70) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 373 - Conspiracism differs from bullshit in its emphatic demand for affirmation
#expands(0.70) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 166 - The new conspiracism is uniquely and asymmetrically a right-wing phenomenon.
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