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SlowCrates t1_ix8ghbm wrote

I think we need to drive home the definitions of these things. Any time a bill is written in congress, it is a DeFacto conspiracy. Theorizing about said bill is, by definition, a conspiracy theory. "Conspiracy theorists" are generally extremely imaginative to the point that they see meaning in vague, loose connections that often have no meaning -- and they have trouble seeing coincidence. To them, there's almost always some insidious reason for everything. So they see connections that might not be there, and they see evil intent in those connections.

In the process of this, they become incredibly active and dedicated to finding "proof". They dig up everything they can find. Sometimes, like a broken clock, they find something that might actually be worth investigating.

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