Recently, my wife and I sat down to watch a documentary on Netflix about the “Flat Earth” movement. This small movement of people sincerely believes that NASA, along with every other space agency in the world, has been lying to us about the earth being a globe and that the earth is actually a flat disc shape.
I have a strange fascination with this conspiracy theory. I’m fascinated not because any facts or science support the conclusion that the earth is flat (they don’t), but because people actually believe in a flat earth despite irrefutable proof to the contrary. It hurts my brain to think that people can believe something so obviously absurd.
It’s entertaining to observe the mental gymnastics these people go through to try to justify their fantasies. You see this with not only Flat Earthism but also things like 9-11 trutherism, “chemtrail” conspiracy theories, beliefs that the moon landing was faked, etc.
After seeing a tweet from conservative blogger Matt Walsh, in which he made the comparison between the Russian collusion hoax and various other baseless conspiracy theories, it occurred to me that those on the far Left are basically flat earthers. They relentlessly hold on to their various delusions despite all facts and evidence.
For instance, how many on the Left still believe that Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a serial gang rapist based on the absurd and obviously false claims of Michael Avenatti (who, by the way, was recently charged with extortion and fraud) who represented Julie Swetnick? Leftists on Twitter still assert this nonsense from time to time..........To Read More....
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