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'''Conspiracy theory''' is a phrase used to dismiss narratives that are critical of the [[ | '''Conspiracy theory''' is a phrase used to dismiss narratives that are critical of the [[Deep State]]. A person who espouses such theories is derided as a "conspiracy theorist" | ||
According to [[Aaron Good]], the phrase was seen as reasonable during | According to [[Aaron Good]], the phrase was seen as reasonable during [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]] when public suspicion of the [[bourgeoise]] was high. | ||
However, during the 1960s the | However, during the 1960s the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) sought to use the phrase to dismiss people who are critical of the Deep State and the bourgeoise, using methods such as [[Operation Mockingbird]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/oJWfKjifBo0?feature=share Palestine & American Exceptionalism With Susan Abulhawa & Aaron Good]</ref> | ||
[[ProleWiki]] aligns itself with the CIA against these "conspiracy theories" | [[ProleWiki]] aligns itself with the CIA against these "conspiracy theories," by only providing the most absurd examples of such theories, such as [[Flat Earth]], to try and dismiss all of them collectively..<ref>https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||