[Marxism] Conspiracism & the Left

[Jay Andrew Allen]

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:44 AM, Daniel Denvir <daniel.denvir at gmail.com>wrote:

> why the lack of formation? i`ve thought about that question a bunch.
> one factor, i think, is a major generational disconnect, and thus a
> lack of mentorship for young activists. thus the ideological
> rudderlessness.
>

I see an element of religiosity to it. Like religionists, conspiracy
theorists are the ones who see The Unseen Truth. Believing you see things
that others can't is very gratifying to the ego.

-J-

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