Complicity Theorists

I recently came across the term "complicity theory", meaning a wilfully ignorant opinion in support of a true conspiracy. Those eagerly parroting or concocting "complicity theory" are "complicity theorists", who can in turn be divided into experts and parrots.

Experts are intellectuals who concoct stories intended to bamboozle the general public, and parrots are mindless consumers and distributors of this kind of expert opinion. The experts are at best wilfully ignorant about the conspiracy they support, driven by a desire to be liked by their peers. The parrots are mindless, emotionally driven individuals with little to no capacity for independent thought.

Together, the ignorant parrots and evil experts become a considerable force. A constant onslaught of clownish and overly emotional cartoons, combined with loud shout down of independent thought, constantly labelling opponents silly, subversive and evil, has the effect of silencing dissent. People become reluctant to speak their minds. Many start agreeing with complicity theorists to get them off their backs. No one wants to be on the side of those destroying the environment or killing grandma, so we nod in agreement with whatever Non Sequitur is presented by the complicity theorists.

However, complicity theory is never very hard to dissect. No expert insight is required in order to unmask the fraud. Reliable facts are easy to find, often in sources as main stream as Wikipedia. All it takes is a bit of independent thinking and some calculations to make it clear that CO2 is of no danger to the environment, that Covid is a fairly harmless disease, and that widespread fraud was committed during this year's presidential elections. But to point this out is immediately labelled ignorant by complicity theorists. Only expert opinion is to be believed.

Arguing with a complicity theorist is a hopeless waste of time. The best we can do is to mock them with facts, reminding people that are willing to think independently that dissent still exist, even if it's shouted down by loud parrots, everywhere present in droves.

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