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Some of what the Pittsburgh terror brings up for me
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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 741893" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>Really important points - and I think very relevant for some of our kids! I think this is a huge factor in why Copa's J, and my C, and others of our children struggling with mental illness get sucked in by some of these conspiracy theories. And I agree that politics, while it can fan the flames, is not the root cause behind conspiracy mania. There have always been fringe conspiracies on both sides of the aisle, and many that cross both sides and don't add up to any coherent ideology other than "the world is a dangerous place and everyone is out to get me." As you say, the big difference now is that people can find and reinforce each other in large numbers online and feed into each other's mental illnesses. This is so dangerous because people become so much more treatment-resistant and reality-resistant!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 741893, member: 23349"] Really important points - and I think very relevant for some of our kids! I think this is a huge factor in why Copa's J, and my C, and others of our children struggling with mental illness get sucked in by some of these conspiracy theories. And I agree that politics, while it can fan the flames, is not the root cause behind conspiracy mania. There have always been fringe conspiracies on both sides of the aisle, and many that cross both sides and don't add up to any coherent ideology other than "the world is a dangerous place and everyone is out to get me." As you say, the big difference now is that people can find and reinforce each other in large numbers online and feed into each other's mental illnesses. This is so dangerous because people become so much more treatment-resistant and reality-resistant! [/QUOTE]
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