Scientific study reveals conspiracy theorists the most sane of all
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NOTE: An earlier report on the study by Michael
Wood and Karen Douglas was published by Kevin
Barrett on Press TV July 12, 2013.
http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/07/12/313399/conspiracy-theorists-vs-govt-dupes/
Guest Article by J. D. Heyes
Researchers — psychologists and social
scientists, mostly — in the U.S. and United
Kingdom say data indicate that, contrary to those
mainstream media stereotypes, “conspiracy
theorists” appear to be more sane than people who
accept official versions of controversial and contested events.
(NaturalNews) If you’re a conspiracy theorist,
then you’re crazy, right? That’s been the common
belief for years, but recent studies prove that just the opposite is true.
Researchers — psychologists and social
scientists, mostly — in the U.S. and United
Kingdom say data indicate that, contrary to those
mainstream media stereotypes, “conspiracy
theorists” appear to be more sane than people who
accept official versions of controversial and contested events.
The most recent study was published in July 2013
by psychologists Michael J. Wood and Karen M.
Douglas of the University of Kent in the UK.
Entitled “‘What about Building 7?’ A Social
Psychological Study of Online Discussion of 9/11
Conspiracy Theories,” the study compared
“conspiracist,” or pro-conspiracy theory, and
“conventionalist,” or anti-conspiracy, comments on news websites.
The researchers noted that they were surprised to
find that it is now more conventional to leave
so-called conspiracist comments than conventional ones.
“Of the 2174 comments collected, 1459 were coded
as conspiracist and 715 as conventionalist,” the researchers wrote.
‘The research showed that people who favored the
official account of 9/11 were generally more hostile’
So, among people who comment on news articles,
those who discount official government accounts
of events like the 9/11 attacks and the
assassination of John F. Kennedy outnumber
believers by more than two-to-one. That means the
pro-conspiracy commenters are those who are now
expressing what is considered conventional
wisdom, while the anti-conspiracy commenters
represent a small, beleaguered minority that is often scoffed at and shunned.
Perhaps becoming frustrated that their alleged
mainstream viewpoints are no longer considered as
such by the majority, those who are
anti-conspiracy commenters often showed anger and disgust in their posts.
“The research… showed that people who favoured
the official account of 9/11 were generally more
hostile when trying to persuade their rivals,” said the study.
Also, it seems that those who do not believe in
the conspiracies were not just hostile but
fanatically attached to their own conspiracy
theories as well. The researchers said that,
according to the anti-conspiracy holders, their
own theory of 9/11 — one which says 19 Muslims,
none of whom could fly commercial airliners with
any proficiency, pulled off an amazing surprise
attack under the direction of a man on dialysis
(Osama bin Laden) who was living in a cave
somewhere in Afghanistan — is unwaveringly true.
Meanwhile, “conspiracists,” on the hand, did not
have to pretend to have a theory that completely
explained the events of 9/11. “For people who
think 9/11 was a government conspiracy, the focus
is not on promoting a specific rival theory, but
in trying to debunk the official account,” the researchers said.
As reported by Veterans Today:
In short, the new study by Wood and Douglas
suggests that the negative stereotype of the
conspiracy theorist — a hostile fanatic wedded to
the truth of his own fringe theory — accurately
describes the people who defend the official
account of 9/11, not those who dispute it.
A conspiracy theory about a conspiracy theory
The study also found that conspiracy believers
discuss historical context, like viewing the JFK
assassination as a precedent for 9/11, more than
the antis. It also found that conspiracy
believers do not like to be labeled as such.
These and other findings are contained in a new
book, Conspiracy Theory in America, by political
scientist Lance deHaven-Smith, which was
published last year by the University of Texas
Press. He explained why people don’t like to be
labeled as “conspiracy theorists.”
“The CIA’s campaign to popularize the term
‘conspiracy theory’ and make conspiracy belief a
target of ridicule and hostility must be
credited, unfortunately, with being one of the
most successful propaganda initiatives of all time,” he said.
He further noted that, essentially, those who use
the term as an insult are doing so as the result
of a well-documented, undisputed and historically
accurate conspiracy by the CIA to cover up the JFK assassination.
Or not.
You be the judge.
Sources:
http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/07/12/313399/conspiracy-theorists-vs-govt-dupes/
http://conspiracypsychology.com/2013/07/10/what-does-online-discussion-tell-us-about-the-psychology-of-conspiracy-theories/
http://www.naturalnews.com/047168_conspiracy_theorists_sanity_propaganda.html#
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