Conspiracies, theories of conspiracy theories and the limits to growth (part 2)

Part 2

A theory of “conspiracy theories” and “conspiracy theorists”?

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“They who have put out the people’s eyes, reproach them of their blindness.” John Milton (English poet 1608 – 1674 )

The proliferation of conspiracy theories – the growth of distrust against elites

The proliferation of conspiracy theories can therefore be seen as sign of a generalised deterioration in trust within civil society which has made it increasingly difficult to have coherent dialogues about important environment, economic and social issues. But this is because an increasing number of people are doing something …