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ories as "paranoid" and suffering from "a psychic phenomenon" that prevents them from seeing the absurdity of their position. But he disagrees with Hofstadter that this condition affects only a small number of people on the fringes of society. For Mr. Brotherton, "conspiracy theories thrive in the mainstre
in light of what we already believe." Discussing Richard Hofstadter's 1964 essay "The Paranoid Style in American Politics," Mr. Brotherton accepts Hofstadter's characterization of proponents of politically motivated conspiracy theories as "paranoid" and suffering from "a psychic phenomenon" that prevents
hat Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth was part of a larger conspiracy backed by the Confederacy. On April 14, 1865, at about the same time that Booth shot Lincoln, one of his associates stabbed Secretary of State William Seward and another stalked Vice President Andrew Johnson with a loaded gun. T
nts in light of what we already believe. Discussing Richard Hofstadter's 1964 essay "The Paranoid Style in American Politics," Mr. Brotherton accepts Hofstadter's characterization of proponents of politically motivated conspiracy theories as and suffering from "a psychic phenomenon" that prevents them from se
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031460 →nclusions. These are chosen because there is no evidence to support them. The picture changes, however, On April 14, 1865, at about he same time that Booth shot Lincoln, of his associates stabbed Secretary of State William Seward another stalked Vice President Andrew Johnson with a loaded gun. The milita
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031460 →rains, process what we already believe." Discussing Richard Hofstadter's 1964 essay "The Paranoid Style in American Politics," Mr. Brotherton accepts Hofstadter's characterization of proponents of politically motivated conspiracy theories as "paranoid" and suffering from "a psychic phenomenon" that prevents t
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031607 →that Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth was part of a larger conspiracy backed by the Confederacy. On April 14, 1865, at about the same time that Booth shot Lincoln, one of his associates stabbed Secretary of State William Seward and another stalked Vice President Andrew Johnson with a loaded gun. Th
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