The veracity of the claim is not the point. It’s like the groomers claim or if we go old enough, blood libel and the The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
It’s a justification for outrage and violence and requires a willingness to believe without healthy skepticism.
Deceptions like this work only because its intended audience wants to believe it, especially when alternative, fact-based explainations are complex and uncomfortable.
The veracity of the claim is not the point. It’s like the groomers claim or if we go old enough, blood libel and the The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
It’s a justification for outrage and violence and requires a willingness to believe without healthy skepticism.
Deceptions like this work only because its intended audience wants to believe it, especially when alternative, fact-based explainations are complex and uncomfortable.