conspiracy theories of the right?
Reader comment on item: CAIR, Captive of Conspiracism

Submitted by Bob (United States), Jul 26, 2006 at 14:54

By the way, Berlet goes on to assert that "Overwhelmingly, … conspiracism in the U.S. is the central historic narrative of right-wing populism." That may have been true decades ago, but these days, the left is far more prone to this way of thinking.

Are you referring to the anti-communism of the fifties? There really were communists all over in important government positions that did Moscow's bidding.

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