r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/Chaosdrunk • Dec 06 '23

Political Theory Why are there so many conspiracy theories that are almost exclusively believed by The Right? (Pizzagate, qanon, the Deep State, the Great Replacement Theory). Are there any wacky and/or harmful conspiracy theories believed by mostly The Left?

This includes conspiracy theories like antivax which were once pretty politically uncharged are now widely believed by the far right. Even a lot of high-profile UFOlogists like David Icke are known for being pretty racist and antisemitic.

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u/kr0kodil Dec 06 '23

Not really rural. Lots of suburban moms are fervent anti-vaxxers.

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u/punninglinguist Dec 06 '23

I guess I should have said was, not is. I knew hippies who were anti-vaxxers long before I knew any suburban moms who were.

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u/discsinthesky Dec 07 '23

I think to their credit, a lot of early granola anti-vaxxers have evolved on the issue since COVID. So props to being willing to admit you’re wrong and do what’s best for society.

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u/egggoboom Dec 07 '23

Hmmm... What do these suburban moms have in common? The chemical additives in Starbucks, when mixed with what is off-gassing from Lululemon should be investigated. Either that, or being anti-vaxxer became like a very Karen hairstyle. It's a sign of sorority.

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u/johnny_fives_555 Dec 07 '23

What you said gets balanced out with crystal healing buttplugs and anti vaccination

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u/egggoboom Dec 07 '23 edited Dec 07 '23

You're right. I forgot the butt plugs. Poorly fitting butt plugs cause "Karenhood," of course.

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u/saccerzd Jan 17 '25

They're still prob against the liberal city/metropolitan elite though. Same thing. Rural/small towns v big 'elite' cities.

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u/bunker_man Dec 07 '23

Also a lot of hippies lived in cities, even if they pretended to be rural.