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- Aug 29, 2018
There's obviously several clusters of characteristics at play. One obvious answer is that you need to be a bit of a guillible simpleton to believe this nonsense. I go further and say you need to be within specific parameters of dumb. Not dumb enough that you simply don't bother with thinking about the state of the world. Dumb enough that you cannot really handle ambiguity or complexity because they frustrate you, so these simple, vague, conspiratorial narratives appeal to you.
It's probably born of the fact that Trump has accomplished literally nothing despite the GOP having control over Congress for two years.
It creates a sort of pathos that blossoms into weird conspiracy theories. Must be that Deep State frustrating strong daddy.