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Mattheisen Mon, 09 May 2016 23:02:14 -0400 2016-05-09T23:02:14-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/are-conspiracy-theories-detrimental-to-the-ability-of-americans-to-unite-under-a-common-cause?n=1514785&urlhash=1514785 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Do you mean the "Great Rightwing Conspiracy" that is responsible for the Clintons' problems? Capt Seid Waddell Tue, 10 May 2016 00:29:01 -0400 2016-05-10T00:29:01-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/are-conspiracy-theories-detrimental-to-the-ability-of-americans-to-unite-under-a-common-cause?n=1514897&urlhash=1514897 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Between Glenn Beck and Breitbart sure is a Hell of a Market for the Insanity and people making a Business Model Out of It. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Tue, 10 May 2016 02:04:07 -0400 2016-05-10T02:04:07-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/are-conspiracy-theories-detrimental-to-the-ability-of-americans-to-unite-under-a-common-cause?n=1516131&urlhash=1516131 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The problem comes when people can't tell the difference between a Conspiracy "Theory" and a Conspiracy "Fact". In most cases Americans are just too lazy to research a subject for themselves, so they accept the headlines (which are written to sell papers) or even worse the accept the word of their favorite actor or comedian as if it were fact. MSgt James Mullis Tue, 10 May 2016 12:26:20 -0400 2016-05-10T12:26:20-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/are-conspiracy-theories-detrimental-to-the-ability-of-americans-to-unite-under-a-common-cause?n=1625845&urlhash=1625845 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Depends on how you look at it I guess; you can google and find 50 conspiracy theories that turned out to be true - so are they really conspiracy theories or just theories? LT Charles Baird Mon, 13 Jun 2016 18:27:06 -0400 2016-06-13T18:27:06-04:00 2016-05-09T23:02:14-04:00