I'm reading a book called
Conspiracy Theories , by the American legal scholar
Cass Sunstein. In it, Sunstein tries to explain why folks gravitate toward such ideas. Among his categories of reasons:
- informational (AKA it sounds sensible)
- reputation-driven (AKA someone hears the theory from someone in whom they believe)
- political (AKA someone in the public eye exploits an unanticipated event)
- emotional (AKA an unanticipated event touches soon-to-be-adherents deeply)
Sunstein's categories lead me to wonder which the Trumpies will use on Thursday, to counteract the much-redacted-but-possibly-still-revealing Mueller Report.
My guess? They'll use them all. Over and over.
No comments:
Post a Comment