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[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 26 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I guess this in itself is not right-wing, as far as I'm aware. It's more that the mindset of conspiracy-theorists leans more towards the right because, in general, the conspiracy theory rabbit hole often lead to anti-Semitism. If you look at Q-Anon and pizzagate and a lot of far-right culture over the last decade, it's all conspiracy theories within conspiracy theories. The biggest predictor of whether you will believe any given conspiracy theory is if you already believe another conspiracy theory.

So, in conclusion, you're correct and it isn't right wing. It's the first step down that path and I automatically lumped it in with the right because of that

[–] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ooh right I get you. Thanks for taking the time!

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

You're welcome

the mindset of conspiracy-theorists leans more towards the right

Maybe because the right tends to distrust authority. But note that the perpetrators of the conspiracies also tend to be on the right. Nixon (watergate), Reagan (Iran contra), Bush (9/11, yellowcake) etc.