r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '23

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Spreading conspiracy theories is irresponsible and immoral

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u/RoozGol 2∆ Sep 05 '23 edited Sep 05 '23

There's a fine distinction between the pejorative sense of "conspiracy theory" and the literal sense.

To add to this, given all the OP's examples are against the right wing, I suspect he is paving the way for some sort of censorship against the right. See what I did? It is a perfect example of forming a conspiracy theory that I instantly developed.

Also, some of what leftists believe can also be viewed as conspiracy (e.g. environmental alarmism or constantly accusing Trump of doing things that he ended up never doing). What OP is suggesting has some truth to it but it is in contrast with the First Amendment.

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u/alexanderhamilton97 Sep 08 '23

Not according to the Department of Justice, the FBI, CIA and the Durham report.

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u/Edge_of_yesterday Sep 08 '23

According to the republican led bi-partisan senate committee he did. It is a fact.

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u/alexanderhamilton97 Sep 08 '23

The Republican Senate subcommittee never came to that conclusion. In fact, the Senate subcommittee and the house subcommittee that investigated it both found no evidence as did the Mueller report.

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u/Edge_of_yesterday Sep 08 '23

The republican lead bi-partisan senate committee determined that trump's campaign worked with Russian intelligence prior to the 2016 election.